What color is #578377?

#578377 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578377?

The RGB value is 87, 131, 119: 87 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578377?

The complementary color is #835763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578377 color

#578377 rgb(87, 131, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #578377 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.4% green and 46.7% blue (87, 131, 119).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#578377 color codes

HEX	`#578377`
RGB	`rgb(87, 131, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.37, -17.95, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.37, 18.03, 174.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.375, 19.59, 20.42)`
Decimal	`5735287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578377, 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 #578377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #578377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578377; }
.text { color: #578377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 131 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578377, #577983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #578377?: #578377 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578377?: The RGB value is 87, 131, 119: 87 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578377?: The complementary color is #835763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.