Palettes / Colors / #577217

#577217 — Deep Green

#577217 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 #577217 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.

#577217 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 #331772; it also sits naturally between #726017 and #2A7217. 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 80% · Key 55%

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

Previews

CSS code for #577217

.text { color: #577217; }
.background { background-color: #577217; }
.border { border: 3px solid #577217; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 114, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 66%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #577217; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 114, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #577217; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 114, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#577217">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#577217">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #331772:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #577217: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #577217

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 #577217 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 #577217 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #577217?

#577217 is Deep Green, a green color (RGB 87, 114, 23). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #577217?

#577217 is RGB 87, 114, 23 — HSL 78°, 66%, 27% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 80%, 55%.

What colors go with #577217?

Its complement is #331772; analogous partners are #726017 and #2A7217. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #577217 for text?

White text on #577217 has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.82:1.