What color is #579880?

#579880 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 #579880?

The RGB value is 87, 152, 128: 87 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579880?

The complementary color is #98576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579880 color

#579880 rgb(87, 152, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #579880 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 59.6% green and 50.2% blue (87, 152, 128).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#579880 color codes

HEX	`#579880`
RGB	`rgb(87, 152, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 59.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 43%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.07, -26.66, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.07, 27.37, 166.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.053, 26.04, 24.44)`
Decimal	`5740672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579880, 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 #579880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #579880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579880; }
.text { color: #579880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 152 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579880, #579098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #579880?: #579880 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 #579880?: The RGB value is 87, 152, 128: 87 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579880?: The complementary color is #98576F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.