#577E43 is a mid-toned, temperate 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 #577E43 works with other colors. Named schemes with #577E43 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Fern Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Fern Green plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Fern Green 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.
Fern Green sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Fern Green 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 Fern Green carrying the quiet middle.
How #577E43 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 #577E43 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #577E43;
--color-base-rgb: 87 126 67;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(54.9% 0.097 135.8);
--color-50: #F6FAF5;
--color-100: #E8F1E4;
--color-200: #D2E3CA;
--color-300: #B1CCA4;
--color-400: #90B37F;
--color-500: #71965F;
--color-600: #5A744E;
--color-700: #43543B;
--color-800: #2E3829;
--color-900: #1D231A;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
fern-green: {
50: '#F6FAF5',
100: '#E8F1E4',
200: '#D2E3CA',
300: '#B1CCA4',
400: '#90B37F',
500: '#71965F',
600: '#5A744E',
700: '#43543B',
800: '#2E3829',
900: '#1D231A',
},
}
$base: #577E43; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F6FAF5; $base-100: #E8F1E4; $base-200: #D2E3CA; $base-300: #B1CCA4; $base-400: #90B37F; $base-500: #71965F; $base-600: #5A744E; $base-700: #43543B; $base-800: #2E3829; $base-900: #1D231A; $base-hover: #466635; $base-subtle: #CCDBC4;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#577E43",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F6FAF5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E8F1E4",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D2E3CA",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B1CCA4",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#90B37F",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#71965F",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#5A744E",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#43543B",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2E3829",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1D231A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}