What color is #578B88?

#578B88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578B88?

The RGB value is 87, 139, 136: 87 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578B88?

The complementary color is #8B575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578B88 color

#578B88 rgb(87, 139, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578B88 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (87, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#578B88 color codes

HEX	`#578B88`
RGB	`rgb(87, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -18.04, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 18.46, 192.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.605, 22.268, 26.658)`
Decimal	`5737352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578B88, 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 #578B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #578B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578b88; }
.text { color: #578b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578b88, #57748b); }

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Questions

What color is #578B88?: #578B88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578B88?: The RGB value is 87, 139, 136: 87 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578B88?: The complementary color is #8B575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.