What color is #579CB6?

#579CB6 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Surgical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579CB6?

The RGB value is 87, 156, 182: 87 red, 156 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579CB6?

The complementary color is #B67157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579CB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579CB6 color

#579CB6 rgb(87, 156, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #579CB6 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 61.2% green and 71.4% blue (87, 156, 182).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 39% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Surgical (#59A4C1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#579CB6 color codes

HEX	`#579CB6`
RGB	`rgb(87, 156, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 61.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 39%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 52%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 14%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, -14.47, -20.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 24.84, 234.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.259, 29.179, 48.601)`
Decimal	`5741750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579CB6, 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 #579CB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579CB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #579CB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579cb6; }
.text { color: #579cb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579cb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 156 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579cb6, #576cb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #579CB6?: #579CB6 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Surgical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579CB6?: The RGB value is 87, 156, 182: 87 red, 156 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579CB6?: The complementary color is #B67157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579CB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.