What color is #569372?

#569372 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #569372?

The RGB value is 86, 147, 114: 86 red, 147 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #569372?

The complementary color is #935677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #569372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#569372 color

#569372 rgb(86, 147, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #569372 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 57.6% green and 44.7% blue (86, 147, 114).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#569372 color codes

HEX	`#569372`
RGB	`rgb(86, 147, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 57.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.15, -27.58, 11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.15, 29.83, 157.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.308, 24.06, 19.648)`
Decimal	`5673842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #569372, 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 #569372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#569372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #569372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #569372; }
.text { color: #569372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #569372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 147 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #569372, #569390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #569372?: #569372 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #569372?: The RGB value is 86, 147, 114: 86 red, 147 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #569372?: The complementary color is #935677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #569372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.