What color is #578189?

#578189 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578189?

The RGB value is 87, 129, 137: 87 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578189?

The complementary color is #895F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578189 color

#578189 rgb(87, 129, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578189 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 50.6% green and 53.7% blue (87, 129, 137).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#578189 color codes

HEX	`#578189`
RGB	`rgb(87, 129, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 50.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.3, -12.34, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.3, 15.24, 215.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.295, 19.532, 26.573)`
Decimal	`5734793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578189, 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 #578189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #578189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578189; }
.text { color: #578189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 129 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578189, #576889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #578189?: #578189 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578189?: The RGB value is 87, 129, 137: 87 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578189?: The complementary color is #895F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.