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#577C55

#577C55 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish green, close to the color Kale. In RGB it’s made of 34.1% red, 48.6% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 117°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #577C55 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#577C55
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #577C55?

#577C55 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish green, close to the color Kale. In RGB it’s made of 34.1% red, 48.6% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 117°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #577C55 in RGB?

#577C55 is rgb(87, 124, 85): 87 red, 124 green, and 85 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #577C55 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(30, 0, 31, 51). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #577C55?

PANTONE 7483 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #577C55?

Its complement #8C668E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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