What color is #57895F?

#57895F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57895F?

The RGB value is 87, 137, 95: 87 red, 137 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57895F?

The complementary color is #895781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57895F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57895F color

#57895F rgb(87, 137, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #57895F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 53.7% green and 37.3% blue (87, 137, 95).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#57895F color codes

HEX	`#57895F`
RGB	`rgb(87, 137, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 53.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, -26.13, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 31.37, 146.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.941, 20.743, 14.041)`
Decimal	`5736799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57895F, 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 #57895F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57895F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #57895F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57895f; }
.text { color: #57895f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57895f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 137 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57895f, #578978); }

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Questions

What color is #57895F?: #57895F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57895F?: The RGB value is 87, 137, 95: 87 red, 137 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57895F?: The complementary color is #895781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57895F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.