What color is #577E89?

#577E89 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 #577E89?

The RGB value is 87, 126, 137: 87 red, 126 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #577E89?

The complementary color is #896257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #577E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#577E89 color

#577E89 rgb(87, 126, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #577E89 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 49.4% green and 53.7% blue (87, 126, 137).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#577E89 color codes

HEX	`#577E89`
RGB	`rgb(87, 126, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 49.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 8%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, -10.66, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 14.83, 224.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.905, 18.753, 26.444)`
Decimal	`5734025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #577E89, 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 #577E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#577E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	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 #577E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #577e89; }
.text { color: #577e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 126 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #577e89, #576589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #577E89?: #577E89 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 #577E89?: The RGB value is 87, 126, 137: 87 red, 126 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #577E89?: The complementary color is #896257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #577E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.