Recognised as Colour
#56957E
- #56957E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#56957E is a cyan with RGB values 86, 149, 126 and HSL 158°, 27%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#56957E#56957E
HEX#56957E
RGBrgb(86, 149, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5843, 0.4941
RGB percentages33.7%, 58.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(158.1, 26.8%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.1, 42.3%, 58.4%)
CMYK42.3%, 0%, 15.4%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,674,366
CSS custom property--colour: #56957E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A96A81
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95566D
Analogous#56955E, #568D95
Triadic#7E5695, #957E56
Split complementary#95568D, #955E56
Tetradic#5E5695, #95566D, #8D9556
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G149
B126
Red86 (33.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue158.1°
Saturation (HSL)26.81%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G 95 · B 7E
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