Colour

#56CDCD

#56CDCD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#56CDCD is a cyan with RGB values 86, 205, 205 and HSL 180°, 54%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#56CDCD

RGBrgb(86, 205, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.8039, 0.8039

RGB percentages33.7%, 80.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(180, 54.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 58%, 80.4%)

CMYK58%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,688,781

CSS custom property--colour: #56CDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#A93232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C4CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADB6CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00D3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 8 Light seagreen · ΔE 11.9 Turquoise · ΔE 13.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.8, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD5656

Analogous#56CD92, #5692CD

Triadic#CD56CD, #CDCD56

Split complementary#CD5692, #CD9256

Tetradic#9256CD, #CD5656, #92CD56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3FCFC

Lighter +30%#CCF0F0

Lighter +20%#A5E4E4

Lighter +10%#7DD9D9

Darker −10%#37B9B9

Darker −20%#2B9292

Darker −30%#206A6A

Darker −40%#144343

More saturated +25%#3BE8E8

Less saturated −25%#71B2B2

Channel breakdown

R86

G205

B205

Red86 (33.7%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)54.34%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 56 · G CD · B CD

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Colour values

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