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#577A6D Color

#577A6D is rgb(87, 122, 109) in RGB, hsl(158, 17%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#577A6D
HEX#577A6D
RGBrgb(87, 122, 109)
HSLhsl(158, 17%, 41%)
HSVhsv(158, 29%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.045 169.7)
LABlab(48.26% -15.20 2.93)
LCHlch(48.26% 15.48 169.08)

What #577A6D 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 #577A6D, 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.

#577A6D Channel Values

How #577A6D 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 122 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 17% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 29% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #577A6D 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #577A6D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #577A6D; 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 #577A6D

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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How #577A6D 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#577A6D
Protanopia#75756D
Protanomaly#6A776D
Deuteranopia#70706E
Deuteranomaly#67746E
Tritanopia#597878
Tritanomaly#587974
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #577A6D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-577a6d: #577A6D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #577A6D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-577a6d': '#577A6D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.478, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_577a6d">#577A6D</color>
SVG fillfill="#577A6D"

More Green Colors

#577A6D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#577A6D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #577A6D?

#577A6D is a mid-tone green — rgb(87, 122, 109) in RGB and hsl(158, 17%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #577A6D?

#577A6D is rgb(87, 122, 109) — red 87, green 122, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #577A6D?

#577A6D converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #577A6D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #577A6D scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #577A6D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #577A6D 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 15.95, which is visibly different.

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