What color is #578244?

#578244 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578244?

The RGB value is 87, 130, 68: 87 red, 130 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578244?

The complementary color is #6F4482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578244?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578244 color

#578244 rgb(87, 130, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #578244 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51% green and 26.7% blue (87, 130, 68).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#578244 color codes

HEX	`#578244`
RGB	`rgb(87, 130, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 48%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 48%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, -27.1, 28.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 39.58, 133.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.956, 18.408, 8.338)`
Decimal	`5734980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578244, 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 #578244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #578244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578244; }
.text { color: #578244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 130 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578244, #448250); }

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Questions

What color is #578244?: #578244 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578244?: The RGB value is 87, 130, 68: 87 red, 130 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578244?: The complementary color is #6F4482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578244?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.