#577D59 is a mid-toned, temperate teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, with a faded, vintage edge. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #577D59 works with other colors. Named schemes with #577D59 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Viridian leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Viridian plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Viridian anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.
Viridian sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Viridian is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Viridian carrying the quiet middle.
How #577D59 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #577D59 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #577D59;
--color-base-rgb: 87 125 89;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(55.1% 0.070 145.8);
--color-50: #F6F9F6;
--color-100: #E7EEE7;
--color-200: #CFDED0;
--color-300: #ACC3AD;
--color-400: #8AA88C;
--color-500: #6B8A6C;
--color-600: #566C57;
--color-700: #404F41;
--color-800: #2C352D;
--color-900: #1C211C;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
viridian: {
50: '#F6F9F6',
100: '#E7EEE7',
200: '#CFDED0',
300: '#ACC3AD',
400: '#8AA88C',
500: '#6B8A6C',
600: '#566C57',
700: '#404F41',
800: '#2C352D',
900: '#1C211C',
},
}
$base: #577D59; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F6F9F6; $base-100: #E7EEE7; $base-200: #CFDED0; $base-300: #ACC3AD; $base-400: #8AA88C; $base-500: #6B8A6C; $base-600: #566C57; $base-700: #404F41; $base-800: #2C352D; $base-900: #1C211C; $base-hover: #466548; $base-subtle: #CDD9CD;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#577D59",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F6F9F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E7EEE7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#CFDED0",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#ACC3AD",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#8AA88C",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#6B8A6C",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#566C57",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#404F41",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2C352D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1C211C",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}