What color is #569D85?

#569D85 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #569D85?

The RGB value is 86, 157, 133: 86 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #569D85?

The complementary color is #9D566E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #569D85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#569D85 color

#569D85 rgb(86, 157, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #569D85 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 61.6% green and 52.2% blue (86, 157, 133).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#569D85 color codes

HEX	`#569D85`
RGB	`rgb(86, 157, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 61.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, -28.24, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 28.8, 168.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.127, 27.784, 26.488)`
Decimal	`5676421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #569D85, 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 #569D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#569D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #569D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #569d85; }
.text { color: #569d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #569d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 157 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #569d85, #56929d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #569D85?: #569D85 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #569D85?: The RGB value is 86, 157, 133: 86 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #569D85?: The complementary color is #9D566E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #569D85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.