Colour
#56A6AD
- #56A6AD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#56A6AD is a cyan with RGB values 86, 166, 173 and HSL 185°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#56A6AD#56A6AD
HEX#56A6AD
RGBrgb(86, 166, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.651, 0.6784
RGB percentages33.7%, 65.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(184.8, 34.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 50.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK50.3%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,678,765
CSS custom property--colour: #56A6AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#A95952
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD5D56
Analogous#56AD88, #567BAD
Triadic#AD56A6, #A6AD56
Split complementary#AD567B, #AD8956
Tetradic#8856AD, #AD5D56, #7AAD56
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G166
B173
Red86 (33.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue184.83°
Saturation (HSL)34.66%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G A6 · B AD
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