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Colour

#56DDDC

  • #56DDDC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#56DDDC is a cyan with RGB values 86, 221, 220 and HSL 180°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#56DDDC#56DDDC
HEX#56DDDC
RGBrgb(86, 221, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.8667, 0.8627
RGB percentages33.7%, 86.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(179.6, 66.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.6, 61.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK61.1%, 0%, 0.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,692,892
CSS custom property--colour: #56DDDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#A92223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D3DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC3DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E3DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.6Turquoise · ΔE 10Aqua · ΔE 15.8Cyan · ΔE 15.8Light seagreen · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD5657
Analogous#56DD99, #569BDD
Triadic#DC56DD, #DDDC56
Split complementary#DD569B, #DD9956
Tetradic#9856DD, #DD5657, #9BDD56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F7F6
Lighter +20%#ABEEEE
Lighter +10%#80E6E5
Darker −10%#2CD4D3
Darker −20%#22ABAA
Darker −30%#1A807F
Darker −40%#115655
More saturated +25%#3DF6F5
Less saturated −25%#6FC4C3

Channel breakdown

R86
G221
B220
Red86 (33.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue179.56°
Saturation (HSL)66.5%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G DD · B DC

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