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Recognised as Colour

#56B3BE

  • #56B3BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#56B3BE is a cyan with RGB values 86, 179, 190 and HSL 186°, 44%, 54%. 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

#56B3BE#56B3BE
HEX#56B3BE
RGBrgb(86, 179, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.702, 0.7451
RGB percentages33.7%, 70.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(186.3, 44.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 54.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK54.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,682,110
CSS custom property--colour: #56B3BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#A94C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6ADBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A0BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.3Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6156
Analogous#56BE95, #567FBE
Triadic#BE56B3, #B3BE56
Split complementary#BE567F, #BE9556
Tetradic#9556BE, #BE6156, #7FBE56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F5F7
Lighter +30%#C5E5E9
Lighter +20%#A0D4DA
Lighter +10%#7BC4CC
Darker −10%#3F98A3
Darker −20%#30757E
Darker −30%#225359
Darker −40%#143134
More saturated +25%#39CADB
Less saturated −25%#739CA1

Channel breakdown

R86
G179
B190
Red86 (33.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue186.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G B3 · B BE

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