What color is #569569?

#569569 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #569569?

The RGB value is 86, 149, 105: 86 red, 149 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #569569?

The complementary color is #955682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #569569?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#569569 color

#569569 rgb(86, 149, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #569569 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 58.4% green and 41.2% blue (86, 149, 105).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#569569 color codes

HEX	`#569569`
RGB	`rgb(86, 149, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 58.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, -30.38, 17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 34.84, 150.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.134, 24.492, 17.186)`
Decimal	`5674345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #569569, 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 #569569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#569569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #569569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #569569; }
.text { color: #569569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #569569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 149 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #569569, #569588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #569569?: #569569 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #569569?: The RGB value is 86, 149, 105: 86 red, 149 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #569569?: The complementary color is #955682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #569569?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.