What color is #579264?

#579264 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579264?

The RGB value is 87, 146, 100: 87 red, 146 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579264?

The complementary color is #925785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579264?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579264 color

#579264 rgb(87, 146, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #579264 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 57.3% green and 39.2% blue (87, 146, 100).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#579264 color codes

HEX	`#579264`
RGB	`rgb(87, 146, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 57.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 32%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, -29.59, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 34.9, 147.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.509, 23.503, 15.721)`
Decimal	`5739108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579264, 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 #579264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #579264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579264; }
.text { color: #579264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 146 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579264, #579282); }

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Questions

What color is #579264?: #579264 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579264?: The RGB value is 87, 146, 100: 87 red, 146 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579264?: The complementary color is #925785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579264?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.