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#579487 Color

#579487 is rgb(87, 148, 135) in RGB, hsl(167, 26%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#579487
HEX#579487
RGBrgb(87, 148, 135)
HSLhsl(167, 26%, 46%)
HSVhsv(167, 41%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.067 178.8)
LABlab(56.90% -23.12 0.35)
LCHlch(56.90% 23.13 179.14)

What #579487 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 #579487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 5.33Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 6.54Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 8.99Viridian#40826DΔE 9Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.4Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.63

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

#579487 Channel Values

How #579487 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 148 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 26% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 41% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #579487 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 text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #579487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #579487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #579487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#579487
Complementary
#945764
Analogous
#579468
Analogous
#578394
Triadic
#875794
Triadic
#948757
Split comp.
#945783
Split comp.
#946857

Tints & Shades of #579487

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.

Tints

#68A699
#82B5AA
#98C3B9
#B2D2CB
#C8DFDA
#E2EEEB

Shades

#4B8175
#406D63
#355A52
#2A4740
#1E332F
#13201D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #579487.

How #579487 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#579487
Protanopia#8C8C87
Protanomaly#7A8F87
Deuteranopia#848488
Deuteranomaly#748B88
Tritanopia#5A9292
Tritanomaly#59938E
Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #579487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-579487: #579487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #579487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-579487': '#579487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.580, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_579487">#579487</color>
SVG fillfill="#579487"

More Green Colors

#579487 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#579487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #579487?

#579487 is a mid-tone green — rgb(87, 148, 135) in RGB and hsl(167, 26%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #579487?

#579487 is rgb(87, 148, 135) — red 87, green 148, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #579487?

#579487 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #579487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #579487 scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #579487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #579487 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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