What color is #578885?

#578885 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578885?

The RGB value is 87, 136, 133: 87 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578885?

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

Is black or white text better on #578885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578885 color

#578885 rgb(87, 136, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578885 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 53.3% green and 52.2% blue (87, 136, 133).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#578885 color codes

HEX	`#578885`
RGB	`rgb(87, 136, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 53.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -17.2, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 17.58, 191.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.967, 21.327, 25.408)`
Decimal	`5736581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578885, 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 #578885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #578885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578885; }
.text { color: #578885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 136 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578885, #577288); }

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Questions

What color is #578885?: #578885 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578885?: The RGB value is 87, 136, 133: 87 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578885?: The complementary color is #88575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.