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Recognised as Colour

#56B28D

  • #56B28D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#56B28D is a cyan with RGB values 86, 178, 141 and HSL 156°, 37%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#56B28D#56B28D
HEX#56B28D
RGBrgb(86, 178, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.698, 0.5529
RGB percentages33.7%, 69.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(155.9, 37.4%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.9, 51.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK51.7%, 0%, 20.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,681,805
CSS custom property--colour: #56B28D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A94D72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA78Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A19D8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#35B2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.6Light seagreen · ΔE 17Sea green · ΔE 17.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2567B
Analogous#56B25F, #56A9B2
Triadic#8D56B2, #B28D56
Split complementary#B256A9, #B25F56
Tetradic#5F56B2, #B2567B, #A9B256

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F2EC
Lighter +30%#BFE2D4
Lighter +20%#9CD2BC
Lighter +10%#79C2A5
Darker −10%#439272
Darker −20%#336F57
Darker −30%#234C3C
Darker −40%#132920
More saturated +25%#37D193
Less saturated −25%#759387

Channel breakdown

R86
G178
B141
Red86 (33.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue155.87°
Saturation (HSL)37.4%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G B2 · B 8D

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