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Recognised as Colour

#56BCA2

  • #56BCA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#56BCA2 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 188, 162 and HSL 165°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#56BCA2#56BCA2
HEX#56BCA2
RGBrgb(86, 188, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7373, 0.6353
RGB percentages33.7%, 73.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(164.7, 43.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.7, 54.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK54.3%, 0%, 13.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,684,386
CSS custom property--colour: #56BCA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#A9435D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B1A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A6A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1FBEB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.5Light seagreen · ΔE 11.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Turquoise · ΔE 16.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC5670
Analogous#56BC6F, #56A3BC
Triadic#A256BC, #BCA256
Split complementary#BC56A3, #BC6F56
Tetradic#6F56BC, #BC5670, #A3BC56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F6F2
Lighter +30%#C4E7DE
Lighter +20%#9FD9CA
Lighter +10%#7BCAB6
Darker −10%#3FA087
Darker −20%#317B68
Darker −30%#225749
Darker −40%#14322A
More saturated +25%#39DAB0
Less saturated −25%#749F94

Channel breakdown

R86
G188
B162
Red86 (33.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue164.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.22%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G BC · B A2

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