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Colour

#56BFBF

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

#56BFBF is a cyan with RGB values 86, 191, 191 and HSL 180°, 45%, 54%. 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

#56BFBF#56BFBF
HEX#56BFBF
RGBrgb(86, 191, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.749, 0.749
RGB percentages33.7%, 74.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(180, 45.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 55%, 74.9%)
CMYK55%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,685,183
CSS custom property--colour: #56BFBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#A94040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B7BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3AAC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4BFno 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 text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.1Light seagreen · ΔE 9.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Turquoise · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF5656
Analogous#56BF8B, #568BBF
Triadic#BF56BF, #BFBF56
Split complementary#BF568B, #BF8B56
Tetradic#8B56BF, #BF5656, #8BBF56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF7F7
Lighter +30%#C5E9E9
Lighter +20%#A0DBDB
Lighter +10%#7BCDCD
Darker −10%#3EA4A4
Darker −20%#307F7F
Darker −30%#225A5A
Darker −40%#143535
More saturated +25%#39DCDC
Less saturated −25%#73A2A2

Channel breakdown

R86
G191
B191
Red86 (33.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)45.06%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 56 · G BF · B BF

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