Colour

#56B3BA

#56B3BA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#56B3BA is a cyan with RGB values 86, 179, 186 and HSL 184°, 42%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#56B3BA#56B3BA

HEX#56B3BA

RGBrgb(86, 179, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.702, 0.7294

RGB percentages33.7%, 70.2%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(184.2, 42%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.2, 53.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK53.8%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,682,106

CSS custom property--colour: #56B3BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#A94C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7ACBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.7 Sky blue · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BA5D56

Analogous#56BA8F, #5681BA

Triadic#BA56B3, #B3BA56

Split complementary#BA5681, #BA8F56

Tetradic#8F56BA, #BA5D56, #81BA56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7F4F5

Lighter +30%#C3E4E6

Lighter +20%#9ED4D8

Lighter +10%#7AC3C9

Darker −10%#40969D

Darker −20%#317479

Darker −30%#235155

Darker −40%#142E30

More saturated +25%#38CDD8

Less saturated −25%#74999C

Channel breakdown

R86

G179

B186

Red86 (33.7%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue184.2°

Saturation (HSL)42.02%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G B3 · B BA

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Colour values

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