What color is #579F78?

#579F78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579F78?

The RGB value is 87, 159, 120: 87 red, 159 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579F78?

The complementary color is #9F577E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579F78 color

#579F78 rgb(87, 159, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #579F78 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 62.4% green and 47.1% blue (87, 159, 120).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#579F78 color codes

HEX	`#579F78`
RGB	`rgb(87, 159, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 62.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.05, -31.81, 13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.05, 34.54, 157.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.717, 28.177, 22.165)`
Decimal	`5742456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579F78, 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 #579F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #579F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579f78; }
.text { color: #579f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 159 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579f78, #579f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #579F78?: #579F78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579F78?: The RGB value is 87, 159, 120: 87 red, 159 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579F78?: The complementary color is #9F577E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.