#577F5B 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 #577F5B works with other colors. Named schemes with #577F5B 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 #577F5B 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 #577F5B at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #577F5B;
--color-base-rgb: 87 127 91;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(55.6% 0.071 147.0);
--color-50: #F6F9F6;
--color-100: #E7EFE7;
--color-200: #CEDED0;
--color-300: #ABC4AE;
--color-400: #89A98C;
--color-500: #6A8B6D;
--color-600: #556D57;
--color-700: #404F41;
--color-800: #2C352D;
--color-900: #1C211D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
viridian: {
50: '#F6F9F6',
100: '#E7EFE7',
200: '#CEDED0',
300: '#ABC4AE',
400: '#89A98C',
500: '#6A8B6D',
600: '#556D57',
700: '#404F41',
800: '#2C352D',
900: '#1C211D',
},
}
$base: #577F5B; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F6F9F6; $base-100: #E7EFE7; $base-200: #CEDED0; $base-300: #ABC4AE; $base-400: #89A98C; $base-500: #6A8B6D; $base-600: #556D57; $base-700: #404F41; $base-800: #2C352D; $base-900: #1C211D; $base-hover: #456649; $base-subtle: #CCD9CE;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#577F5B",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F6F9F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E7EFE7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#CEDED0",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#ABC4AE",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#89A98C",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#6A8B6D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#556D57",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#404F41",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2C352D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1C211D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}