What color is #578482?

#578482 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578482?

The RGB value is 87, 132, 130: 87 red, 132 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578482?

The complementary color is #845759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578482 color

#578482 rgb(87, 132, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578482 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.8% green and 51% blue (87, 132, 130).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#578482 color codes

HEX	`#578482`
RGB	`rgb(87, 132, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, -15.8, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 16.26, 193.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.21, 20.14, 24.148)`
Decimal	`5735554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578482, 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 #578482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #578482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578482; }
.text { color: #578482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 132 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578482, #577084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #578482?: #578482 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578482?: The RGB value is 87, 132, 130: 87 red, 132 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578482?: The complementary color is #845759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.