What color is #569B51?

#569B51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #569B51?

The RGB value is 86, 155, 81: 86 red, 155 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #569B51?

The complementary color is #96519B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #569B51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#569B51 color

#569B51 rgb(86, 155, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #569B51 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 60.8% green and 31.8% blue (86, 155, 81).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#569B51 color codes

HEX	`#569B51`
RGB	`rgb(86, 155, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 60.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 48%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 48%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, -37.23, 32.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 49.11, 139.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.044, 26.014, 11.906)`
Decimal	`5675857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #569B51, 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 #569B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#569B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #569B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #569b51; }
.text { color: #569b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #569b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 155 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #569b51, #519b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #569B51?: #569B51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #569B51?: The RGB value is 86, 155, 81: 86 red, 155 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #569B51?: The complementary color is #96519B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #569B51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.