#56A1B8 Color

#56A1B8 is rgb(86, 161, 184) in RGB and hsl(194, 41%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A1B8

HEX#56A1B8

RGBrgb(86, 161, 184)

HSLhsl(194, 41%, 53%)

HSVhsv(194, 53%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.082 220.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A1B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A1B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A1B8 Complementary#B86D56 Analogous#56B89E Analogous#5670B8 Triadic#B856A1 Triadic#A1B856

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A1B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CADC1 #85BBCC #9AC7D5 #B3D5DF #C9E1E8 #E2EFF3

Shades

#458FA5 #3B798C #306373 #264E5A #1B3841 #112228

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