What color is #579776?

#579776 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579776?

The RGB value is 87, 151, 118: 87 red, 151 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579776?

The complementary color is #975778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579776 color

#579776 rgb(87, 151, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #579776 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 59.2% green and 46.3% blue (87, 151, 118).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 27% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#579776 color codes

HEX	`#579776`
RGB	`rgb(87, 151, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 59.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 27%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, -28.39, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 30.46, 158.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.266, 25.466, 21.089)`
Decimal	`5740406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579776, 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 #579776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #579776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579776; }
.text { color: #579776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 151 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579776, #579796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #579776?: #579776 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579776?: The RGB value is 87, 151, 118: 87 red, 151 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579776?: The complementary color is #975778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.