Recognised as Colour
#578B89
- #578B89
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#578B89 is a cyan with RGB values 87, 139, 137 and HSL 178°, 23%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#578B89#578B89
HEX#578B89
RGBrgb(87, 139, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.5451, 0.5373
RGB percentages34.1%, 54.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(177.7, 23%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 37.4%, 54.5%)
CMYK37.4%, 0%, 1.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,737,353
CSS custom property--colour: #578B89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#A87476
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B5759
Analogous#578B6F, #57738B
Triadic#89578B, #8B8957
Split complementary#8B5773, #8B6F57
Tetradic#6F578B, #8B5759, #738B57
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R87
G139
B137
Red87 (34.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue177.69°
Saturation (HSL)23.01%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 57 · G 8B · B 89
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