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Colour

#56A491

  • #56A491
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#56A491 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 164, 145 and HSL 165°, 31%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#56A491#56A491
HEX#56A491
RGBrgb(86, 164, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6431, 0.5686
RGB percentages33.7%, 64.3%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(165.4, 31.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.4, 47.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK47.6%, 0%, 11.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,678,225
CSS custom property--colour: #56A491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A95B6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#929292no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#37A69Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5Dark cyan · ΔE 15.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Teal · ΔE 17.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A45669
Analogous#56A46A, #5690A4
Triadic#9156A4, #A49156
Split complementary#A45690, #A46A56
Tetradic#6A56A4, #A45669, #90A456

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAECE7
Lighter +30%#B9DAD2
Lighter +20%#97C9BD
Lighter +10%#76B7A7
Darker −10%#448373
Darker −20%#336156
Darker −30%#214038
Darker −40%#101E1B
More saturated +25%#37C3A1
Less saturated −25%#758581

Channel breakdown

R86
G164
B145
Red86 (33.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue165.38°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G A4 · B 91

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