What color is #578A88?

#578A88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578A88?

The RGB value is 87, 138, 136: 87 red, 138 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578A88?

The complementary color is #8A5759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578A88 color

#578A88 rgb(87, 138, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578A88 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 54.1% green and 53.3% blue (87, 138, 136).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#578A88 color codes

HEX	`#578A88`
RGB	`rgb(87, 138, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 54.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.01, -17.51, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.01, 18.04, 193.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.461, 21.98, 26.61)`
Decimal	`5737096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578A88, 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 #578A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #578A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578a88; }
.text { color: #578a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 138 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578a88, #57738a); }

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Questions

What color is #578A88?: #578A88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578A88?: The RGB value is 87, 138, 136: 87 red, 138 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578A88?: The complementary color is #8A5759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.