Palettes / Colors / #577216

#577216 — Deep Green

#577216 is a green color we call Deep Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #577216 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#577216 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #321674; it also sits naturally between #746116 and #297416. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 45% · Blue 9%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 55%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #577216

.text { color: #577216; }
.background { background-color: #577216; }
.border { border: 3px solid #577216; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 114, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 68%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #577216; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 114, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #577216; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 114, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#577216">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#577216">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #321674:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #577216: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #577216

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #577216 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #577216 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #577215  ·  #577217 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #577216?

#577216 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 87, 114, 22). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #577216?

#577216 is RGB 87, 114, 22 — HSL 78°, 68%, 27% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 81%, 55%.

What colors go with #577216?

Its complement is #321674; analogous partners are #746116 and #297416. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #577216 for text?

White text on #577216 has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.82:1.