#567D7B
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(56% 0.044 192), rgb(86, 125, 123).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.61:1).
About this color
#567D7B is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.044 and its hue 192°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.61:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.044) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.61:1 |
| White text | 4.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #567D7B |
| RGB | rgb(86, 125, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 18%, 41%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.044 192) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #567D7B | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc -77.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #567D7B | 4.61:1 | AA | Lc 32.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #567D7B text on white | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc 71.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #567D7B text on black | 4.61:1 | AA | Lc -30.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F6
oklch(97.1% 0.003 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6EBEB
oklch(93.6% 0.005 197.1)
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Step 200
200
#D1DBDB
oklch(88.4% 0.011 197)
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Step 300
300
#B3C5C4
oklch(80.9% 0.02 192.7)
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Step 400
400
#8BA7A5
oklch(70.7% 0.031 191.2)
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Step 500
500
#6D9290
oklch(63.2% 0.041 192)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#567D7B
oklch(56% 0.044 192)
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Step 700
700
#456867
oklch(49% 0.04 193.7)
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Step 800
800
#395554
oklch(42.7% 0.034 193.2)
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Step 900
900
#314645
oklch(37.6% 0.026 192.4)
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Step 950
950
#1D2928
oklch(26.9% 0.017 189.9)
#567D7B with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #78797B | 0.046 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #71747B | 0.042 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #487F7C | 0.015 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.044 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #567D7B
#567D7B
oklch(56% 0.044 192)
- #8C6A6E
#8C6A6E
oklch(55.9% 0.044 10.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #567D7B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.033
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.036
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.036
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.043
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.049
- Metallic Blue #4F738E ΔE 0.050
- Teal #008080 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.053
Use #567D7B in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.