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Recognised as Colour

#56BEC5

  • #56BEC5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#56BEC5 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 190, 197 and HSL 184°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#56BEC5#56BEC5
HEX#56BEC5
RGBrgb(86, 190, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7451, 0.7725
RGB percentages33.7%, 74.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(183.8, 48.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 56.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK56.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,684,933
CSS custom property--colour: #56BEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#A9413A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B7C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A9C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.8Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Dark cyan · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C55D56
Analogous#56C594, #5687C5
Triadic#C556BE, #BEC556
Split complementary#C55687, #C59456
Tetradic#9456C5, #C55D56, #87C556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF8F9
Lighter +30%#C8EAEC
Lighter +20%#A2DBDF
Lighter +10%#7CCDD2
Darker −10%#3BA6AD
Darker −20%#2E8187
Darker −30%#215D61
Darker −40%#14383B
More saturated +25%#3AD7E1
Less saturated −25%#72A5A9

Channel breakdown

R86
G190
B197
Red86 (33.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue183.78°
Saturation (HSL)48.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G BE · B C5

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