What color is #569F47?

#569F47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #569F47?

The RGB value is 86, 159, 71: 86 red, 159 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #569F47?

The complementary color is #90479F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #569F47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#569F47 color

#569F47 rgb(86, 159, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #569F47 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 62.4% green and 27.8% blue (86, 159, 71).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 38% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Golf Course (#5A9E4B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#569F47 color codes

HEX	`#569F47`
RGB	`rgb(86, 159, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 62.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 38%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 55%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 55%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.19, -40.32, 38.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.19, 55.75, 136.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.373, 27.229, 10.3)`
Decimal	`5676871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #569F47, 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 #569F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#569F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #569F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #569f47; }
.text { color: #569f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #569f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 159 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #569f47, #479f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #569F47?: #569F47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #569F47?: The RGB value is 86, 159, 71: 86 red, 159 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #569F47?: The complementary color is #90479F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #569F47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.