What color is #577F5F?

#577F5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577F5F?

The RGB value is 87, 127, 95: 87 red, 127 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577F5F?

The complementary color is #7F5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577F5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577F5F color

#577F5F rgb(87, 127, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #577F5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 49.8% green and 37.3% blue (87, 127, 95).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#577F5F color codes

HEX	`#577F5F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 127, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 49.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 25%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -21.05, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 24.76, 148.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.585, 18.031, 13.589)`
Decimal	`5734239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577F5F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #577F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #577F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577f5f; }
.text { color: #577f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 127 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577f5f, #577f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #577F5F?: #577F5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577F5F?: The RGB value is 87, 127, 95: 87 red, 127 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577F5F?: The complementary color is #7F5777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577F5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.