What color is #569B90?

#569B90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #569B90?

The RGB value is 86, 155, 144: 86 red, 155 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #569B90?

The complementary color is #9B5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #569B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#569B90 color

#569B90 rgb(86, 155, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #569B90 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 60.8% green and 56.5% blue (86, 155, 144).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#569B90 color codes

HEX	`#569B90`
RGB	`rgb(86, 155, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 60.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 45%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 7%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.37, -24.59, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.37, 24.61, 182.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.591, 27.433, 30.59)`
Decimal	`5675920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #569B90, 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 #569B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#569B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #569B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #569b90; }
.text { color: #569b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #569b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 155 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #569b90, #56849b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #569B90?: #569B90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #569B90?: The RGB value is 86, 155, 144: 86 red, 155 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #569B90?: The complementary color is #9B5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #569B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.