What color is #578E93?

#578E93 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #578E93?

The RGB value is 87, 142, 147: 87 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #578E93?

The complementary color is #935C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #578E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#578E93 color

#578E93 rgb(87, 142, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #578E93 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 55.7% green and 57.6% blue (87, 142, 147).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#578E93 color codes

HEX	`#578E93`
RGB	`rgb(87, 142, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 55.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, -16.78, -8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 18.75, 206.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.868, 23.477, 31.135)`
Decimal	`5738131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #578E93, 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 #578E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#578E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #578E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #578e93; }
.text { color: #578e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #578e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 142 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #578e93, #577093); }

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Questions

What color is #578E93?: #578E93 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #578E93?: The RGB value is 87, 142, 147: 87 red, 142 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #578E93?: The complementary color is #935C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #578E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.