What color is #597878?

#597878 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #597878?

The RGB value is 89, 120, 120: 89 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #597878?

The complementary color is #785959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #597878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#597878 color

#597878 rgb(89, 120, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #597878 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 47.1% green and 47.1% blue (89, 120, 120).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#597878 color codes

HEX	`#597878`
RGB	`rgb(89, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.15, -11.04, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.15, 11.61, 198.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.225, 16.912, 20.281)`
Decimal	`5863544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #597878, 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 #597878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#597878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	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 #597878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #597878; }
.text { color: #597878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #597878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #597878, #596978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #597878?: #597878 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #597878?: The RGB value is 89, 120, 120: 89 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #597878?: The complementary color is #785959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #597878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.