Recognised as Colour
#56877E
- #56877E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#56877E is a cyan with RGB values 86, 135, 126 and HSL 169°, 22%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#56877E#56877E
HEX#56877E
RGBrgb(86, 135, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5294, 0.4941
RGB percentages33.7%, 52.9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(169, 22.2%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169, 36.3%, 52.9%)
CMYK36.3%, 0%, 6.7%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,670,782
CSS custom property--colour: #56877E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#A97881
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87565F
Analogous#568766, #567887
Triadic#7E5687, #877E56
Split complementary#875678, #876656
Tetradic#665687, #87565F, #788756
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G135
B126
Red86 (33.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue168.98°
Saturation (HSL)22.17%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G 87 · B 7E
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