What color is #578883?

#578883 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 #578883?

The RGB value is 87, 136, 131: 87 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578883?

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

Is black or white text better on #578883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578883 color

#578883 rgb(87, 136, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578883 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 53.3% green and 51.4% blue (87, 136, 131).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#578883 color codes

HEX	`#578883`
RGB	`rgb(87, 136, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 53.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -17.7, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 17.89, 188.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.83, 21.272, 24.687)`
Decimal	`5736579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578883, 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 #578883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #578883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578883; }
.text { color: #578883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 136 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578883, #577488); }

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Questions

What color is #578883?: #578883 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 #578883?: The RGB value is 87, 136, 131: 87 red, 136 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578883?: The complementary color is #88575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.