What color is #578D57?

#578D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578D57?

The RGB value is 87, 141, 87: 87 red, 141 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578D57?

The complementary color is #8D578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578D57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578D57 color

#578D57 rgb(87, 141, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #578D57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 55.3% green and 34.1% blue (87, 141, 87).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#578D57 color codes

HEX	`#578D57`
RGB	`rgb(87, 141, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 55.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.77, -29.51, 23.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.77, 37.61, 141.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.175, 21.763, 12.416)`
Decimal	`5737815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578D57, 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 #578D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #578D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578d57; }
.text { color: #578d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 141 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578d57, #578d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #578D57?: #578D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578D57?: The RGB value is 87, 141, 87: 87 red, 141 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578D57?: The complementary color is #8D578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578D57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.