What color is #579B93?

#579B93 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579B93?

The RGB value is 87, 155, 147: 87 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579B93?

The complementary color is #9B575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579B93 color

#579B93 rgb(87, 155, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #579B93 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 60.8% green and 57.6% blue (87, 155, 147).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 28% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#579B93 color codes

HEX	`#579B93`
RGB	`rgb(87, 155, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 60.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 28%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.5, -23.57, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.5, 23.71, 186.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.916, 27.574, 31.818)`
Decimal	`5741459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579B93, 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 #579B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #579B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579b93; }
.text { color: #579b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 155 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579b93, #57819b); }

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Questions

What color is #579B93?: #579B93 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579B93?: The RGB value is 87, 155, 147: 87 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579B93?: The complementary color is #9B575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.