What color is #579C86?

#579C86 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579C86?

The RGB value is 87, 156, 134: 87 red, 156 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579C86?

The complementary color is #9C576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579C86 color

#579C86 rgb(87, 156, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #579C86 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 61.2% green and 52.5% blue (87, 156, 134).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#579C86 color codes

HEX	`#579C86`
RGB	`rgb(87, 156, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 61.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, -27.25, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 27.66, 170.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.12, 27.523, 26.802)`
Decimal	`5741702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579C86, 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 #579C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #579C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579c86; }
.text { color: #579c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 156 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579c86, #57909c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #579C86?: #579C86 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579C86?: The RGB value is 87, 156, 134: 87 red, 156 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579C86?: The complementary color is #9C576D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.