What color is #579678?

#579678 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579678?

The RGB value is 87, 150, 120: 87 red, 150 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579678?

The complementary color is #965775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579678?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579678 color

#579678 rgb(87, 150, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #579678 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 58.8% green and 47.1% blue (87, 150, 120).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#579678 color codes

HEX	`#579678`
RGB	`rgb(87, 150, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 58.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.26, -27.47, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.26, 29.08, 160.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.226, 25.194, 21.668)`
Decimal	`5740152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579678, 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 #579678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #579678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579678; }
.text { color: #579678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 150 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579678, #579496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #579678?: #579678 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579678?: The RGB value is 87, 150, 120: 87 red, 150 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579678?: The complementary color is #965775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579678?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.