What color is #567A7F?

#567A7F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #567A7F?

The RGB value is 86, 122, 127: 86 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #567A7F?

The complementary color is #7F5B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #567A7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#567A7F color

#567A7F rgb(86, 122, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #567A7F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 47.8% green and 49.8% blue (86, 122, 127).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#567A7F color codes

HEX	`#567A7F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 122, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 47.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 4%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, -11.35, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 13.24, 210.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.627, 17.429, 22.668)`
Decimal	`5667455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #567A7F, 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 #567A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#567A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #567A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #567a7f; }
.text { color: #567a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #567a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 122 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #567a7f, #56667f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #567A7F?: #567A7F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #567A7F?: The RGB value is 86, 122, 127: 86 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #567A7F?: The complementary color is #7F5B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #567A7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.