What color is #578881?

#578881 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578881?

The RGB value is 87, 136, 129: 87 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578881?

The complementary color is #88575E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578881 color

#578881 rgb(87, 136, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578881 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 53.3% green and 50.6% blue (87, 136, 129).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#578881 color codes

HEX	`#578881`
RGB	`rgb(87, 136, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 53.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, -18.2, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 18.26, 184.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.696, 21.219, 23.98)`
Decimal	`5736577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578881, 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 #578881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #578881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578881; }
.text { color: #578881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 136 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578881, #577788); }

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Questions

What color is #578881?: #578881 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578881?: The RGB value is 87, 136, 129: 87 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578881?: The complementary color is #88575E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.