What color is #579C96?

#579C96 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 #579C96?

The RGB value is 87, 156, 150: 87 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579C96?

The complementary color is #9C575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579C96 color

#579C96 rgb(87, 156, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #579C96 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (87, 156, 150).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#579C96 color codes

HEX	`#579C96`
RGB	`rgb(87, 156, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 61.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, -23.31, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 23.6, 188.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.322, 28.004, 33.13)`
Decimal	`5741718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579C96, 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 #579C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #579C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579c96; }
.text { color: #579c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 156 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579c96, #577f9c); }

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Questions

What color is #579C96?: #579C96 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 #579C96?: The RGB value is 87, 156, 150: 87 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579C96?: The complementary color is #9C575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.