What color is #577870?

#577870 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577870?

The RGB value is 87, 120, 112: 87 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577870?

The complementary color is #78575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577870?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577870 color

#577870 rgb(87, 120, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #577870 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.1% green and 43.9% blue (87, 120, 112).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#577870 color codes

HEX	`#577870`
RGB	`rgb(87, 120, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, -13.62, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 13.63, 177.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.571, 16.628, 17.821)`
Decimal	`5732464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577870, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #577870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #577870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577870; }
.text { color: #577870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 120 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577870, #576f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577870?: #577870 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577870?: The RGB value is 87, 120, 112: 87 red, 120 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577870?: The complementary color is #78575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577870?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.