What color is #578E72?

#578E72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578E72?

The RGB value is 87, 142, 114: 87 red, 142 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578E72?

The complementary color is #8E5773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578E72 color

#578E72 rgb(87, 142, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #578E72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 55.7% green and 44.7% blue (87, 142, 114).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#578E72 color codes

HEX	`#578E72`
RGB	`rgb(87, 142, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 55.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.64, -24.79, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.64, 26.46, 159.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.64, 22.586, 19.399)`
Decimal	`5738098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578E72, 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 #578E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #578E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578e72; }
.text { color: #578e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 142 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578e72, #578e8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #578E72?: #578E72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578E72?: The RGB value is 87, 142, 114: 87 red, 142 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578E72?: The complementary color is #8E5773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.