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Colour

#56C0B0

  • #56C0B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#56C0B0 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 192, 176 and HSL 171°, 46%, 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 Light seagreen.

Colour values

#56C0B0#56C0B0
HEX#56C0B0
RGBrgb(86, 192, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7529, 0.6902
RGB percentages33.7%, 75.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(170.9, 45.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 55.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK55.2%, 0%, 8.3%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,685,424
CSS custom property--colour: #56C0B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#A93F4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B6AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AAB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 8.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.1Turquoise · ΔE 14.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.1Cadetblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C05666
Analogous#56C07B, #569BC0
Triadic#B056C0, #C0B056
Split complementary#C0569B, #C07B56
Tetradic#7B56C0, #C05666, #9BC056

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF7F5
Lighter +30%#C5EAE4
Lighter +20%#A0DCD3
Lighter +10%#7BCEC1
Darker −10%#3EA596
Darker −20%#308074
Darker −30%#225B52
Darker −40%#143631
More saturated +25%#39DDC4
Less saturated −25%#73A39C

Channel breakdown

R86
G192
B176
Red86 (33.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue170.94°
Saturation (HSL)45.69%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G C0 · B B0

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