Recognised as Colour
#56908C
- #56908C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#56908C is a cyan with RGB values 86, 144, 140 and HSL 176°, 25%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#56908C#56908C
HEX#56908C
RGBrgb(86, 144, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5647, 0.549
RGB percentages33.7%, 56.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(175.9, 25.2%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 40.3%, 56.5%)
CMYK40.3%, 0%, 2.8%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,673,100
CSS custom property--colour: #56908C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A96F73
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90565A
Analogous#56906F, #567790
Triadic#8C5690, #908C56
Split complementary#905677, #906F56
Tetradic#6F5690, #90565A, #779056
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G144
B140
Red86 (33.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue175.86°
Saturation (HSL)25.22%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G 90 · B 8C
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