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#57772C Color

#57772C is rgb(87, 119, 44) in RGB, hsl(86, 46%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 63%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sap Green (#507D2A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57772C
HEX#57772C
RGBrgb(87, 119, 44)
HSLhsl(86, 46%, 32%)
HSVhsv(86, 63%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 63%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.109 129.1)
LABlab(46.31% -21.60 36.23)
LCHlch(46.31% 42.18 120.80)

What #57772C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #57772C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#57772C Channel Values

How #57772C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 119 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 46% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 63% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57772C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #57772C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57772C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #57772C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57772C.

How #57772C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#57772C
Protanopia#72722C
Protanomaly#68742C
Deuteranopia#6E6E2E
Deuteranomaly#65722D
Tritanopia#5F7171
Tritanomaly#5C735D
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57772C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-57772c: #57772C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57772C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57772c': '#57772C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.467, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_57772c">#57772C</color>
SVG fillfill="#57772C"

More Green Colors

#57772C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#57772C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57772C?

#57772C is a dark green — rgb(87, 119, 44) in RGB and hsl(86, 46%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sap Green (#507D2A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #57772C?

#57772C is rgb(87, 119, 44) — red 87, green 119, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57772C?

#57772C converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 63%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57772C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #57772C scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57772C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57772C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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