What color is #579491?

#579491 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579491?

The RGB value is 87, 148, 145: 87 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579491?

The complementary color is #94575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579491 color

#579491 rgb(87, 148, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #579491 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 58% green and 56.9% blue (87, 148, 145).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#579491 color codes

HEX	`#579491`
RGB	`rgb(87, 148, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 58%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, -20.48, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 20.99, 192.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.629, 25.249, 30.622)`
Decimal	`5739665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579491, 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 #579491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #579491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579491; }
.text { color: #579491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 148 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579491, #577994); }

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Questions

What color is #579491?: #579491 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579491?: The RGB value is 87, 148, 145: 87 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579491?: The complementary color is #94575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.