What color is #57836E?

#57836E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57836E?

The RGB value is 87, 131, 110: 87 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57836E?

The complementary color is #83576C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57836E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57836E color

#57836E rgb(87, 131, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #57836E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.4% green and 43.1% blue (87, 131, 110).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#57836E color codes

HEX	`#57836E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 131, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, -20.01, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 21.06, 161.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.86, 19.384, 17.707)`
Decimal	`5735278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57836E, 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 #57836E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57836E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #57836E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57836e; }
.text { color: #57836e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57836e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 131 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57836e, #578283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #57836E?: #57836E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57836E?: The RGB value is 87, 131, 110: 87 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57836E?: The complementary color is #83576C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57836E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.