What color is #578400?

#578400 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578400?

The RGB value is 87, 132, 0: 87 red, 132 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578400?

The complementary color is #2D0084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578400?

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

#578400 color

#578400 rgb(87, 132, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #578400 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.8% green and 0% blue (87, 132, 0).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#578400 color codes

HEX	`#578400`
RGB	`rgb(87, 132, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 100%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 100%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.13, -32.95, 54.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.13, 63.31, 121.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.182, 18.528, 2.935)`
Decimal	`5735424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578400, 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 #578400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #578400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578400; }
.text { color: #578400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 132 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578400, #158400); }

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Questions

What color is #578400?: #578400 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578400?: The RGB value is 87, 132, 0: 87 red, 132 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578400?: The complementary color is #2D0084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578400?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.