What color is #567C7A?

#567C7A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #567C7A?

The RGB value is 86, 124, 122: 86 red, 124 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #567C7A?

The complementary color is #7C5658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #567C7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#567C7A color

#567C7A rgb(86, 124, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #567C7A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 48.6% green and 47.8% blue (86, 124, 122).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#567C7A color codes

HEX	`#567C7A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 124, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 48.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, -13.74, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 14.1, 193.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.557, 17.798, 21.077)`
Decimal	`5667962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #567C7A, 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 #567C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#567C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #567C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #567c7a; }
.text { color: #567c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #567c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 124 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #567c7a, #566b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #567C7A?: #567C7A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #567C7A?: The RGB value is 86, 124, 122: 86 red, 124 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #567C7A?: The complementary color is #7C5658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #567C7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.