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#577D85 Color

#577D85 is rgb(87, 125, 133) in RGB, hsl(190, 21%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#577D85
HEX#577D85
RGBrgb(87, 125, 133)
HSLhsl(190, 21%, 43%)
HSVhsv(190, 35%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.044 212.2)
LABlab(49.79% -12.25 -8.88)
LCHlch(49.79% 15.13 215.95)

What #577D85 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #577D85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#577D85 Channel Values

How #577D85 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 125 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 21% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 35% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #577D85 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #577D85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #577D85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #577D85

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #577D85.

How #577D85 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#577D85
Protanopia#787885
Protanomaly#6C7A85
Deuteranopia#727286
Deuteranomaly#687785
Tritanopia#557E7E
Tritanomaly#567E81
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #577D85 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-577d85: #577D85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #577D85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-577d85': '#577D85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.490, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_577d85">#577D85</color>
SVG fillfill="#577D85"

More Teal Colors

#577D85 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#577D85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #577D85?

#577D85 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(87, 125, 133) in RGB and hsl(190, 21%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #577D85?

#577D85 is rgb(87, 125, 133) — red 87, green 125, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #577D85?

#577D85 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 6%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #577D85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #577D85 scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #577D85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #577D85 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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