What color is #577983?

#577983 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577983?

The RGB value is 87, 121, 131: 87 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577983?

The complementary color is #836157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577983?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577983 color

#577983 rgb(87, 121, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #577983 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.5% green and 51.4% blue (87, 121, 131).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#577983 color codes

HEX	`#577983`
RGB	`rgb(87, 121, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.68, -9.43, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.68, 13.28, 224.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.863, 17.339, 24.032)`
Decimal	`5732739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577983, 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 #577983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #577983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577983; }
.text { color: #577983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 121 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577983, #576383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #577983?: #577983 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577983?: The RGB value is 87, 121, 131: 87 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577983?: The complementary color is #836157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577983?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.