What color is #56868E?

#56868E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56868E?

The RGB value is 86, 134, 142: 86 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56868E?

The complementary color is #8E5E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56868E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56868E color

#56868E rgb(86, 134, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56868E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 52.5% green and 55.7% blue (86, 134, 142).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#56868E color codes

HEX	`#56868E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 134, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 52.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, -14.05, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 16.92, 213.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.244, 20.98, 28.727)`
Decimal	`5670542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56868E, 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 #56868E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56868E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #56868E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56868e; }
.text { color: #56868e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56868e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 134 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56868e, #566a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #56868E?: #56868E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56868E?: The RGB value is 86, 134, 142: 86 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56868E?: The complementary color is #8E5E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56868E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.