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Recognised as Colour

#56C992

  • #56C992
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#56C992 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 201, 146 and HSL 151°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#56C992#56C992
HEX#56C992
RGBrgb(86, 201, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7882, 0.5725
RGB percentages33.7%, 78.8%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(151.3, 51.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.3, 57.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK57.2%, 0%, 27.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,687,698
CSS custom property--colour: #56C992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#A9366D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7BB8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B095no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#27C8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.1Aquamarine · ΔE 20.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6Sea green · ΔE 22.7Light green · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9568D
Analogous#56C958, #56C6C9
Triadic#9256C9, #C99256
Split complementary#C956C6, #C95856
Tetradic#5956C9, #C9568D, #C7C956

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FAF6
Lighter +30%#CAEEDD
Lighter +20%#A3E2C4
Lighter +10%#7DD5AB
Darker −10%#39B379
Darker −20%#2D8C5F
Darker −30%#206645
Darker −40%#143F2A
More saturated +25%#3AE593
Less saturated −25%#72AD91

Channel breakdown

R86
G201
B146
Red86 (33.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue151.3°
Saturation (HSL)51.57%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G C9 · B 92

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