What color is #56888E?

#56888E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56888E?

The RGB value is 86, 136, 142: 86 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56888E?

The complementary color is #8E5C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56888E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56888E color

#56888E rgb(86, 136, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56888E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 53.3% green and 55.7% blue (86, 136, 142).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#56888E color codes

HEX	`#56888E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 136, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 53.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, -15.14, -8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 17.38, 209.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.523, 21.539, 28.82)`
Decimal	`5671054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56888E, 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 #56888E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56888E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #56888E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56888e; }
.text { color: #56888e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56888e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 136 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56888e, #566c8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #56888E?: #56888E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56888E?: The RGB value is 86, 136, 142: 86 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56888E?: The complementary color is #8E5C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56888E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.