#56A49B Color

#56A49B is rgb(86, 164, 155) in RGB and hsl(173, 31%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A49B

HEX#56A49B

RGBrgb(86, 164, 155)

HSLhsl(173, 31%, 49%)

HSVhsv(173, 48%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.079 185.8)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 5%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A49B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A49B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A49B Complementary#A4565F Analogous#56A474 Analogous#5686A4 Triadic#9B56A4 Triadic#A49B56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A49B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CB2A9 #83BEB7 #9BCAC5 #B2D7D2 #CAE3E0 #E1EFEE

Shades

#4C9088 #3F7872 #35645F #284D49 #1E3936 #122120

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