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Recognised as Colour

#56BEBE

  • #56BEBE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#56BEBE is a cyan with RGB values 86, 190, 190 and HSL 180°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#56BEBE#56BEBE
HEX#56BEBE
RGBrgb(86, 190, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7451, 0.7451
RGB percentages33.7%, 74.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(180, 44.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 54.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK54.7%, 0%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,684,926
CSS custom property--colour: #56BEBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#A94141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B6BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A9BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.5Light seagreen · ΔE 9.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4Turquoise · ΔE 18.2Dark cyan · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE5656
Analogous#56BE8A, #568ABE
Triadic#BE56BE, #BEBE56
Split complementary#BE568A, #BE8A56
Tetradic#8A56BE, #BE5656, #8ABE56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F7F7
Lighter +30%#C5E9E9
Lighter +20%#A0DADA
Lighter +10%#7BCCCC
Darker −10%#3FA3A3
Darker −20%#307E7E
Darker −30%#225959
Darker −40%#143434
More saturated +25%#39DBDB
Less saturated −25%#73A1A1

Channel breakdown

R86
G190
B190
Red86 (33.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 56 · G BE · B BE

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