Colour

#56DBC5

#56DBC5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#56DBC5 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 219, 197 and HSL 170°, 65%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#56DBC5

RGBrgb(86, 219, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.8588, 0.7725

RGB percentages33.7%, 85.9%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(170.1, 64.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.1, 60.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK60.7%, 0%, 10%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,692,357

CSS custom property--colour: #56DBC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#A9243A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2CFC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC0C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00DFD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 16 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.99, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB566C

Analogous#56DB83, #56AEDB

Triadic#C556DB, #DBC556

Split complementary#DB56AE, #DB8356

Tetradic#8356DB, #DB566C, #AEDB56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4F6F0

Lighter +20%#AAEDE2

Lighter +10%#80E4D3

Darker −10%#2DD1B6

Darker −20%#24A792

Darker −30%#1B7D6D

Darker −40%#125348

More saturated +25%#3CF5D6

Less saturated −25%#70C1B4

Channel breakdown

R86

G219

B197

Red86 (33.7%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue170.08°

Saturation (HSL)64.88%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 56 · G DB · B C5

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