What color is #568371?

#568371 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #568371?

The RGB value is 86, 131, 113: 86 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #568371?

The complementary color is #835668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #568371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#568371 color

#568371 rgb(86, 131, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #568371 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 51.4% green and 44.3% blue (86, 131, 113).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#568371 color codes

HEX	`#568371`
RGB	`rgb(86, 131, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 51.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, -19.66, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 20.25, 166.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.934, 19.402, 18.578)`
Decimal	`5669745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #568371, 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 #568371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#568371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #568371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #568371; }
.text { color: #568371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #568371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 131 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #568371, #567e83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #568371?: #568371 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #568371?: The RGB value is 86, 131, 113: 86 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #568371?: The complementary color is #835668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #568371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.