What color is #579461?

#579461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579461?

The RGB value is 87, 148, 97: 87 red, 148 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579461?

The complementary color is #94578A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579461 color

#579461 rgb(87, 148, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #579461 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 58% green and 38% blue (87, 148, 97).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#579461 color codes

HEX	`#579461`
RGB	`rgb(87, 148, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 58%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, -31.1, 20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 37.49, 146.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.677, 24.068, 15.074)`
Decimal	`5739617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579461, 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 #579461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #579461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579461; }
.text { color: #579461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 148 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579461, #579480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #579461?: #579461 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579461?: The RGB value is 87, 148, 97: 87 red, 148 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579461?: The complementary color is #94578A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.