#56A4AE Color

#56A4AE is rgb(86, 164, 174) in RGB and hsl(187, 35%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A4AE

HEX#56A4AE

RGBrgb(86, 164, 174)

HSLhsl(187, 35%, 51%)

HSVhsv(187, 51%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.078 206.4)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 6%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A4AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A4AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A4AE Complementary#AE6156 Analogous#56AE8C Analogous#5678AE Triadic#AE56A4 Triadic#A4AE56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A4AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EB1B9 #83BCC3 #9BC9CF #B3D6DB #CBE3E6 #E0EEF0

Shades

#498E97 #3F7B83 #33646B #284E53 #1C373B #122426

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