What color is #57856C?

#57856C 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 #57856C?

The RGB value is 87, 133, 108: 87 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57856C?

The complementary color is #855770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57856C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57856C color

#57856C rgb(87, 133, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #57856C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 52.2% green and 42.4% blue (87, 133, 108).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#57856C color codes

HEX	`#57856C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 133, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 52.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, -21.49, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 23.13, 158.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.024, 19.883, 17.231)`
Decimal	`5735788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57856C, 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 #57856C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57856C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #57856C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57856c; }
.text { color: #57856c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57856c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 133 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57856c, #578583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #57856C?: #57856C 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 #57856C?: The RGB value is 87, 133, 108: 87 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57856C?: The complementary color is #855770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57856C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.