What color is #57815D?

#57815D 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 #57815D?

The RGB value is 87, 129, 93: 87 red, 129 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57815D?

The complementary color is #81577B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57815D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57815D color

#57815D rgb(87, 129, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #57815D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 50.6% green and 36.5% blue (87, 129, 93).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#57815D color codes

HEX	`#57815D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 129, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 50.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, -22.47, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 27.02, 146.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.756, 18.516, 13.203)`
Decimal	`5734749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57815D, 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 #57815D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57815D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #57815D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57815d; }
.text { color: #57815d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57815d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 129 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57815d, #578172); }

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Questions

What color is #57815D?: #57815D 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 #57815D?: The RGB value is 87, 129, 93: 87 red, 129 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57815D?: The complementary color is #81577B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57815D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.