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Recognised as Colour

#56BCA4

  • #56BCA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#56BCA4 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 188, 164 and HSL 166°, 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

#56BCA4#56BCA4
HEX#56BCA4
RGBrgb(86, 188, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7373, 0.6431
RGB percentages33.7%, 73.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(165.9, 43.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 54.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK54.3%, 0%, 12.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,684,388
CSS custom property--colour: #56BCA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#A9435B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B2A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A6A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1CBEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 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 text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.2Light seagreen · ΔE 10.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.6Turquoise · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC566E
Analogous#56BC71, #56A1BC
Triadic#A456BC, #BCA456
Split complementary#BC56A1, #BC7156
Tetradic#7156BC, #BC566E, #A1BC56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F6F3
Lighter +30%#C4E7DF
Lighter +20%#9FD9CB
Lighter +10%#7BCAB8
Darker −10%#3FA089
Darker −20%#317B6A
Darker −30%#22574A
Darker −40%#14322B
More saturated +25%#39DAB4
Less saturated −25%#749F94

Channel breakdown

R86
G188
B164
Red86 (33.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue165.88°
Saturation (HSL)43.22%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G BC · B A4

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