What color is #57875D?

#57875D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57875D?

The RGB value is 87, 135, 93: 87 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57875D?

The complementary color is #875781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57875D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57875D color

#57875D rgb(87, 135, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #57875D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 52.9% green and 36.5% blue (87, 135, 93).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#57875D color codes

HEX	`#57875D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 135, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 52.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, -25.51, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 30.98, 145.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.57, 20.144, 13.474)`
Decimal	`5736285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57875D, 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 #57875D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57875D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #57875D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57875d; }
.text { color: #57875d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57875d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 135 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57875d, #578775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #57875D?: #57875D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57875D?: The RGB value is 87, 135, 93: 87 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57875D?: The complementary color is #875781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57875D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.