What color is #579E9C?

#579E9C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579E9C?

The RGB value is 87, 158, 156: 87 red, 158 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579E9C?

The complementary color is #9E5759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579E9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579E9C color

#579E9C rgb(87, 158, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #579E9C is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 62% green and 61.2% blue (87, 158, 156).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#579E9C color codes

HEX	`#579E9C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 158, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 62%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -22.77, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 23.53, 194.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.156, 28.878, 35.853)`
Decimal	`5742236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579E9C, 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 #579E9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579E9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #579E9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579e9c; }
.text { color: #579e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579e9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 158 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579e9c, #577d9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #579E9C?: #579E9C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579E9C?: The RGB value is 87, 158, 156: 87 red, 158 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579E9C?: The complementary color is #9E5759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579E9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.