What color is #578483?

#578483 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578483?

The RGB value is 87, 132, 131: 87 red, 132 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578483?

The complementary color is #845758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578483 color

#578483 rgb(87, 132, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578483 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.8% green and 51.4% blue (87, 132, 131).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#578483 color codes

HEX	`#578483`
RGB	`rgb(87, 132, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.02, -15.55, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.02, 16.15, 195.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.277, 20.166, 24.503)`
Decimal	`5735555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578483, 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 #578483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #578483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578483; }
.text { color: #578483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 132 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578483, #576f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #578483?: #578483 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578483?: The RGB value is 87, 132, 131: 87 red, 132 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578483?: The complementary color is #845758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.