What color is #57845C?

#57845C 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 #57845C?

The RGB value is 87, 132, 92: 87 red, 132 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57845C?

The complementary color is #84577F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57845C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57845C color

#57845C rgb(87, 132, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #57845C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.8% green and 36.1% blue (87, 132, 92).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#57845C color codes

HEX	`#57845C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 132, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -24.19, 16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 29.47, 145.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.113, 19.301, 13.105)`
Decimal	`5735516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57845C, 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 #57845C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57845C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #57845C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57845c; }
.text { color: #57845c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57845c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 132 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57845c, #578473); }

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Questions

What color is #57845C?: #57845C 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 #57845C?: The RGB value is 87, 132, 92: 87 red, 132 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57845C?: The complementary color is #84577F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57845C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.