What color is #578580?

#578580 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578580?

The RGB value is 87, 133, 128: 87 red, 133 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578580?

The complementary color is #85575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578580 color

#578580 rgb(87, 133, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578580 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 52.2% green and 50.2% blue (87, 133, 128).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#578580 color codes

HEX	`#578580`
RGB	`rgb(87, 133, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 52.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.24, -16.84, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.24, 17, 187.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.213, 20.359, 23.493)`
Decimal	`5735808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578580, 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 #578580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #578580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578580; }
.text { color: #578580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 133 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578580, #577385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #578580?: #578580 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578580?: The RGB value is 87, 133, 128: 87 red, 133 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578580?: The complementary color is #85575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.