What color is #577A78?

#577A78 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #577A78?

The RGB value is 87, 122, 120: 87 red, 122 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577A78?

The complementary color is #7A5759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577A78 color

#577A78 rgb(87, 122, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #577A78 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 47.8% green and 47.1% blue (87, 122, 120).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#577A78 color codes

HEX	`#577A78`
RGB	`rgb(87, 122, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 47.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, -12.8, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 13.13, 192.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.279, 17.301, 20.353)`
Decimal	`5732984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577A78, 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 #577A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#577A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #577A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577a78; }
.text { color: #577a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 122 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577a78, #576b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #577A78?: #577A78 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #577A78?: The RGB value is 87, 122, 120: 87 red, 122 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577A78?: The complementary color is #7A5759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.