What color is #567478?

#567478 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #567478?

The RGB value is 86, 116, 120: 86 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #567478?

The complementary color is #785A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #567478?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#567478 color

#567478 rgb(86, 116, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #567478 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 45.5% green and 47.1% blue (86, 116, 120).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#567478 color codes

HEX	`#567478`
RGB	`rgb(86, 116, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 45.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.74, -9.75, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.74, 11.3, 210.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.472, 15.825, 20.11)`
Decimal	`5665912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #567478, 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 #567478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#567478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #567478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #567478; }
.text { color: #567478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #567478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 116 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #567478, #566378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #567478?: #567478 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #567478?: The RGB value is 86, 116, 120: 86 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #567478?: The complementary color is #785A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #567478?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.