What color is #569488?

#569488 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #569488?

The RGB value is 86, 148, 136: 86 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #569488?

The complementary color is #945662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #569488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#569488 color

#569488 rgb(86, 148, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #569488 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 58% green and 53.3% blue (86, 148, 136).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#569488 color codes

HEX	`#569488`
RGB	`rgb(86, 148, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 58%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, -23.02, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 23.02, 179.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.87, 24.934, 27.106)`
Decimal	`5674120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #569488, 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 #569488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#569488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #569488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #569488; }
.text { color: #569488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #569488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 148 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #569488, #568194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #569488?: #569488 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #569488?: The RGB value is 86, 148, 136: 86 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #569488?: The complementary color is #945662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #569488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.