What color is #579174?

#579174 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579174?

The RGB value is 87, 145, 116: 87 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579174?

The complementary color is #915774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579174 color

#579174 rgb(87, 145, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #579174 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 56.9% green and 45.5% blue (87, 145, 116).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#579174 color codes

HEX	`#579174`
RGB	`rgb(87, 145, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 56.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 20%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, -25.86, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 27.55, 159.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.207, 23.537, 20.156)`
Decimal	`5738868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579174, 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 #579174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #579174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579174; }
.text { color: #579174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 145 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579174, #579191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #579174?: #579174 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579174?: The RGB value is 87, 145, 116: 87 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579174?: The complementary color is #915774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.