Recognised as Colour

#56837C

#56837C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#56837C is a cyan with RGB values 86, 131, 124 and HSL 171°, 21%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#56837C#56837C

HEX#56837C

RGBrgb(86, 131, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5137, 0.4863

RGB percentages33.7%, 51.4%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(170.7, 20.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 34.4%, 51.4%)

CMYK34.4%, 0%, 5.3%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,669,756

CSS custom property--colour: #56837C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#A97C83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7E7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#77787Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#478581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.9 Teal · ΔE 14.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#83565D

Analogous#568366, #567383

Triadic#7C5683, #837C56

Split complementary#835673, #836656

Tetradic#665683, #83565D, #738356

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9DCD9

Lighter +30%#AAC8C3

Lighter +20%#8CB3AD

Lighter +10%#6D9F97

Darker −10%#42645F

Darker −20%#2E4542

Darker −30%#192725

Darker −40%#050807

More saturated +25%#3B9E8F

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R86

G131

B124

Red86 (33.7%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue170.67°

Saturation (HSL)20.74%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 56 · G 83 · B 7C

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