What color is #579196?

#579196 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579196?

The RGB value is 87, 145, 150: 87 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579196?

The complementary color is #965C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579196 color

#579196 rgb(87, 145, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #579196 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 56.9% green and 58.8% blue (87, 145, 150).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% 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 5.9:1).

#579196 color codes

HEX	`#579196`
RGB	`rgb(87, 145, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 56.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.56, -17.58, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.56, 19.57, 206.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.559, 24.478, 32.542)`
Decimal	`5738902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579196, 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 #579196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #579196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579196; }
.text { color: #579196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 145 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579196, #577196); }

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Questions

What color is #579196?: #579196 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579196?: The RGB value is 87, 145, 150: 87 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579196?: The complementary color is #965C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.