What color is #579480?

#579480 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579480?

The RGB value is 87, 148, 128: 87 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579480?

The complementary color is #94576B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579480 color

#579480 rgb(87, 148, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #579480 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 58% green and 50.2% blue (87, 148, 128).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#579480 color codes

HEX	`#579480`
RGB	`rgb(87, 148, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 58%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -24.66, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 25.05, 169.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.415, 24.763, 24.227)`
Decimal	`5739648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579480, 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 #579480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #579480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579480; }
.text { color: #579480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 148 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579480, #578a94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #579480?: #579480 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579480?: The RGB value is 87, 148, 128: 87 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579480?: The complementary color is #94576B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.