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#56808A Color

#56808A is rgb(86, 128, 138) in RGB, hsl(192, 23%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56808A
HEX#56808A
RGBrgb(86, 128, 138)
HSLhsl(192, 23%, 44%)
HSVhsv(192, 38%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.049 214.3)
LABlab(50.79% -13.08 -10.32)
LCHlch(50.79% 16.66 218.28)

What #56808A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #56808A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#56808A Channel Values

How #56808A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 128 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 23% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 38% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.33:1 vs white · 4.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56808A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56808A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56808A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #56808A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56808A.

How #56808A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#56808A
Protanopia#7A7A8A
Protanomaly#6D7C8A
Deuteranopia#74748B
Deuteranomaly#69798B
Tritanopia#548181
Tritanomaly#558185
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56808A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-56808a: #56808A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56808A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56808a': '#56808A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.502, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_56808a">#56808A</color>
SVG fillfill="#56808A"

More Teal Colors

#56808A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#56808A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56808A?

#56808A is a mid-tone teal — rgb(86, 128, 138) in RGB and hsl(192, 23%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.72.

What is the RGB value of #56808A?

#56808A is rgb(86, 128, 138) — red 86, green 128, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56808A?

#56808A converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56808A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56808A scores 4.33:1 against white and 4.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56808A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56808A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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