What color is #578C86?

#578C86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578C86?

The RGB value is 87, 140, 134: 87 red, 140 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578C86?

The complementary color is #8C575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578C86 color

#578C86 rgb(87, 140, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578C86 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 54.9% green and 52.5% blue (87, 140, 134).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#578C86 color codes

HEX	`#578C86`
RGB	`rgb(87, 140, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 54.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -19.08, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 19.23, 187.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.61, 22.502, 25.965)`
Decimal	`5737606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578C86, 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 #578C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #578C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578c86; }
.text { color: #578c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 140 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578c86, #57788c); }

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Questions

What color is #578C86?: #578C86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578C86?: The RGB value is 87, 140, 134: 87 red, 140 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578C86?: The complementary color is #8C575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.