What color is #578A94?

#578A94 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578A94?

The RGB value is 87, 138, 148: 87 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578A94?

The complementary color is #946157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578A94 color

#578A94 rgb(87, 138, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578A94 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 54.1% green and 58% blue (87, 138, 148).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#578A94 color codes

HEX	`#578A94`
RGB	`rgb(87, 138, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 54.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, -14.34, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 17.9, 216.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.362, 22.34, 31.356)`
Decimal	`5737108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578A94, 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 #578A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #578A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578a94; }
.text { color: #578a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 138 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578a94, #576b94); }

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Questions

What color is #578A94?: #578A94 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578A94?: The RGB value is 87, 138, 148: 87 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578A94?: The complementary color is #946157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.