What color is #567873?

#567873 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #567873?

The RGB value is 86, 120, 115: 86 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #567873?

The complementary color is #78565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #567873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#567873 color

#567873 rgb(86, 120, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #567873 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (86, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#567873 color codes

HEX	`#567873`
RGB	`rgb(86, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.81, -13.24, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.81, 13.29, 185.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.648, 16.649, 18.711)`
Decimal	`5666931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #567873, 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 #567873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#567873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #567873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #567873; }
.text { color: #567873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #567873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #567873, #566c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #567873?: #567873 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #567873?: The RGB value is 86, 120, 115: 86 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #567873?: The complementary color is #78565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #567873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.