What color is #567579?

#567579 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 #567579?

The RGB value is 86, 117, 121: 86 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #567579?

The complementary color is #795A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #567579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#567579 color

#567579 rgb(86, 117, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #567579 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (86, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#567579 color codes

HEX	`#567579`
RGB	`rgb(86, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, -10.06, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 11.62, 210.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.649, 16.081, 20.47)`
Decimal	`5666169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #567579, 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 #567579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#567579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #567579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #567579; }
.text { color: #567579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #567579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #567579, #566379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #567579?: #567579 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 #567579?: The RGB value is 86, 117, 121: 86 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #567579?: The complementary color is #795A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #567579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.