What color is #578978?

#578978 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578978?

The RGB value is 87, 137, 120: 87 red, 137 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578978?

The complementary color is #895768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578978?

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.

#578978 color

#578978 rgb(87, 137, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #578978 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 53.7% green and 47.1% blue (87, 137, 120).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#578978 color codes

HEX	`#578978`
RGB	`rgb(87, 137, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 53.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -20.88, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 21.23, 169.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.265, 21.273, 21.015)`
Decimal	`5736824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578978, 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 #578978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578978 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 #578978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578978; }
.text { color: #578978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 137 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578978, #578189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #578978?: #578978 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578978?: The RGB value is 87, 137, 120: 87 red, 137 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578978?: The complementary color is #895768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578978?: 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.