What color is #568203?

#568203 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Avocado?

The RGB value is 86, 130, 3: 86 red, 130 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Avocado?

The complementary color is #2F0382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #568203?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Avocado color: hex code #568203

#568203 rgb(86, 130, 3)

Shades of green

Avocado has the hex code #568203. It is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 51% green and 1.2% blue (86, 130, 3).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 95% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

Avocado (#568203) color codes

HEX	`#568203`
RGB	`rgb(86, 130, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 51%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 95%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 98%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 98%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, -32.36, 52.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 62.02, 121.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.837, 17.95, 2.927)`
Decimal	`5669379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Avocado, 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 #568203	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#568203 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #568203 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #568203; }
.text { color: #568203; }
.border { border: 2px solid #568203; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 130 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #568203, #178203); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #568203 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #568203?: #568203 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Avocado?: The RGB value is 86, 130, 3: 86 red, 130 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Avocado?: The complementary color is #2F0382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #568203?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.