What color is #568682?

#568682 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #568682?

The RGB value is 86, 134, 130: 86 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #568682?

The complementary color is #86565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #568682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#568682 color

#568682 rgb(86, 134, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #568682 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 52.5% green and 51% blue (86, 134, 130).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#568682 color codes

HEX	`#568682`
RGB	`rgb(86, 134, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 52.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -17.18, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 17.44, 189.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.391, 20.639, 24.235)`
Decimal	`5670530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #568682, 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 #568682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#568682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #568682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #568682; }
.text { color: #568682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #568682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 134 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #568682, #567286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #568682?: #568682 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #568682?: The RGB value is 86, 134, 130: 86 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #568682?: The complementary color is #86565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #568682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.