#56A49C Color

#56A49C is rgb(86, 164, 156) in RGB and hsl(174, 31%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A49C

HEX#56A49C

RGBrgb(86, 164, 156)

HSLhsl(174, 31%, 49%)

HSVhsv(174, 48%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.078 186.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A49C 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 #56A49C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A49C Complementary#A4565E Analogous#56A475 Analogous#5685A4 Triadic#9C56A4 Triadic#A49C56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A49C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CB2AB #83BEB8 #9BCAC5 #B2D7D3 #CAE3E0 #E1EFEE

Shades

#4C9089 #3F7873 #35645F #284D49 #1E3936 #122120

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