What color is #579A4C?

#579A4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579A4C?

The RGB value is 87, 154, 76: 87 red, 154 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579A4C?

The complementary color is #8F4C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579A4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579A4C color

#579A4C rgb(87, 154, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #579A4C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 60.4% green and 29.8% blue (87, 154, 76).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#579A4C color codes

HEX	`#579A4C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 154, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 60.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 51%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 51%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, -37.17, 34.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 50.52, 137.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.79, 25.658, 10.904)`
Decimal	`5741132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579A4C, 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 #579A4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579A4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #579A4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579a4c; }
.text { color: #579a4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579a4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 154 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579a4c, #4c9a68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #579A4C?: #579A4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579A4C?: The RGB value is 87, 154, 76: 87 red, 154 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579A4C?: The complementary color is #8F4C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579A4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.