What color is #568592?

#568592 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #568592?

The RGB value is 86, 133, 146: 86 red, 133 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #568592?

The complementary color is #926356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #568592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#568592 color

#568592 rgb(86, 133, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #568592 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 52.2% green and 57.3% blue (86, 133, 146).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#568592 color codes

HEX	`#568592`
RGB	`rgb(86, 133, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 52.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 41%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 9%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.76, -12.41, -12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.76, 17.27, 224.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.412, 20.828, 30.291)`
Decimal	`5670290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #568592, 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 #568592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#568592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #568592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #568592; }
.text { color: #568592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #568592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 133 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #568592, #566792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #568592?: #568592 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #568592?: The RGB value is 86, 133, 146: 86 red, 133 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #568592?: The complementary color is #926356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #568592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.