What color is #578B89?

#578B89 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 #578B89?

The RGB value is 87, 139, 137: 87 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578B89?

The complementary color is #8B5759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578B89 color

#578B89 rgb(87, 139, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578B89 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 54.5% green and 53.7% blue (87, 139, 137).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#578B89 color codes

HEX	`#578B89`
RGB	`rgb(87, 139, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 54.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, -17.79, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 18.33, 193.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.677, 22.296, 27.034)`
Decimal	`5737353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578B89, 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 #578B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #578B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578b89; }
.text { color: #578b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 139 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578b89, #57738b); }

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Questions

What color is #578B89?: #578B89 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 #578B89?: The RGB value is 87, 139, 137: 87 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578B89?: The complementary color is #8B5759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.