#56A497 Color

#56A497 is rgb(86, 164, 151) in RGB and hsl(170, 31%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A497

HEX#56A497

RGBrgb(86, 164, 151)

HSLhsl(170, 31%, 49%)

HSVhsv(170, 48%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.08 181.6)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 8%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A497 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A497 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A497 Complementary#A45663 Analogous#56A470 Analogous#568AA4 Triadic#9756A4 Triadic#A49756

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A497, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CB2A6 #83BEB4 #9BCAC2 #B2D7D0 #CAE3DF #E1EFED

Shades

#4C9084 #3F786F #35645C #284D47 #1E3934 #12211F

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