What color is #56797A?

#56797A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56797A?

The RGB value is 86, 121, 122: 86 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56797A?

The complementary color is #7A5756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56797A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56797A color

#56797A rgb(86, 121, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #56797A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 47.5% green and 47.8% blue (86, 121, 122).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#56797A color codes

HEX	`#56797A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 121, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 47.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.33, -12.07, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.33, 12.9, 200.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.187, 17.058, 20.954)`
Decimal	`5667194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56797A, 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 #56797A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#56797A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #56797A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56797a; }
.text { color: #56797a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56797a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 121 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56797a, #56677a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #56797A?: #56797A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56797A?: The RGB value is 86, 121, 122: 86 red, 121 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56797A?: The complementary color is #7A5756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56797A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.