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Recognised as Colour

#56C4C5

  • #56C4C5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#56C4C5 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 196, 197 and HSL 181°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#56C4C5#56C4C5
HEX#56C4C5
RGBrgb(86, 196, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7686, 0.7725
RGB percentages33.7%, 76.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(180.5, 48.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.5, 56.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK56.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,686,469
CSS custom property--colour: #56C4C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#A93B3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BCC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AEC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.1Light seagreen · ΔE 10.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6Turquoise · ΔE 16.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C55756
Analogous#56C58E, #568DC5
Triadic#C556C4, #C4C556
Split complementary#C5568D, #C58E56
Tetradic#8E56C5, #C55756, #8DC556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF9F9
Lighter +30%#C8ECEC
Lighter +20%#A2DFDF
Lighter +10%#7CD1D2
Darker −10%#3BACAD
Darker −20%#2E8687
Darker −30%#216061
Darker −40%#143A3B
More saturated +25%#3AE0E1
Less saturated −25%#72A8A9

Channel breakdown

R86
G196
B197
Red86 (33.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue180.54°
Saturation (HSL)48.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G C4 · B C5

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