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Recognised as Colour

#56CBAB

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

#56CBAB is a cyan with RGB values 86, 203, 171 and HSL 164°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#56CBAB#56CBAB
HEX#56CBAB
RGBrgb(86, 203, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7961, 0.6706
RGB percentages33.7%, 79.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(163.6, 52.9%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.6, 57.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK57.6%, 0%, 15.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,688,235
CSS custom property--colour: #56CBAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#A93454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5BFA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B2ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 3.4Turquoise · ΔE 12.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Light seagreen · ΔE 15.6Aquamarine · ΔE 18.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 3.4, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB5676
Analogous#56CB71, #56B0CB
Triadic#AB56CB, #CBAB56
Split complementary#CB56B0, #CB7156
Tetradic#7156CB, #CB5676, #B1CB56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FBF9
Lighter +30%#CBEFE5
Lighter +20%#A4E3D2
Lighter +10%#7DD7BE
Darker −10%#38B694
Darker −20%#2C8F74
Darker −30%#206854
Darker −40%#144135
More saturated +25%#3AE7B8
Less saturated −25%#72AF9E

Channel breakdown

R86
G203
B171
Red86 (33.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue163.59°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G CB · B AB

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