What color is #568E94?

#568E94 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #568E94?

The RGB value is 86, 142, 148: 86 red, 142 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #568E94?

The complementary color is #945C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #568E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#568E94 color

#568E94 rgb(86, 142, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #568E94 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 55.7% green and 58% blue (86, 142, 148).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#568E94 color codes

HEX	`#568E94`
RGB	`rgb(86, 142, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 55.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, -16.78, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 19.03, 208.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.854, 23.461, 31.546)`
Decimal	`5672596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #568E94, 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 #568E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#568E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #568E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #568e94; }
.text { color: #568e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #568e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 142 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #568e94, #566f94); }

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Questions

What color is #568E94?: #568E94 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #568E94?: The RGB value is 86, 142, 148: 86 red, 142 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #568E94?: The complementary color is #945C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #568E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.