#56A0B8 Color

#56A0B8 is rgb(86, 160, 184) in RGB and hsl(195, 41%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A0B8

HEX#56A0B8

RGBrgb(86, 160, 184)

HSLhsl(195, 41%, 53%)

HSVhsv(195, 53%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.082 221.4)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 13%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A0B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A0B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A0B8 Complementary#B86F56 Analogous#56B8A0 Analogous#566FB8 Triadic#B856A0 Triadic#A0B856

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A0B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CACC1 #85BACC #9AC6D5 #B3D4DF #C9E1E8 #E2EFF3

Shades

#458DA5 #3B788C #306273 #264D5A #1B3741 #112228

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