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Recognised as Colour

#56C39C

  • #56C39C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#56C39C is a cyan with RGB values 86, 195, 156 and HSL 159°, 48%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#56C39C#56C39C
HEX#56C39C
RGBrgb(86, 195, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7647, 0.6118
RGB percentages33.7%, 76.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(158.5, 47.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.5, 55.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK55.9%, 0%, 20%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,686,172
CSS custom property--colour: #56C39C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#A93C63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB79Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFAB9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#21C4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 4.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.2Turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 4.9, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3567D
Analogous#56C365, #56B4C3
Triadic#9C56C3, #C39C56
Split complementary#C356B3, #C36656
Tetradic#6656C3, #C3567D, #B4C356

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF8F4
Lighter +30%#C7EBDE
Lighter +20%#A1DEC8
Lighter +10%#7CD0B2
Darker −10%#3CAA83
Darker −20%#2F8466
Darker −30%#225E49
Darker −40%#14392C
More saturated +25%#39E0A4
Less saturated −25%#73A694

Channel breakdown

R86
G195
B156
Red86 (33.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue158.53°
Saturation (HSL)47.6%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G C3 · B 9C

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