What color is #57906C?

#57906C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57906C?

The RGB value is 87, 144, 108: 87 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57906C?

The complementary color is #90577B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57906C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57906C color

#57906C rgb(87, 144, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #57906C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 56.5% green and 42.4% blue (87, 144, 108).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#57906C color codes

HEX	`#57906C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 144, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 56.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, -27.05, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 30.17, 153.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.609, 23.054, 17.759)`
Decimal	`5738604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57906C, 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 #57906C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57906C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #57906C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57906c; }
.text { color: #57906c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57906c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 144 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57906c, #579089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #57906C?: #57906C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57906C?: The RGB value is 87, 144, 108: 87 red, 144 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57906C?: The complementary color is #90577B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57906C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.