#56A4B3 Color

#56A4B3 is rgb(86, 164, 179) in RGB and hsl(190, 38%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A4B3

HEX#56A4B3

RGBrgb(86, 164, 179)

HSLhsl(190, 38%, 52%)

HSVhsv(190, 52%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.08 211.6)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 8%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A4B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A4B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A4B3 Complementary#B36656 Analogous#56B394 Analogous#5675B3 Triadic#B356A4 Triadic#A4B356

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A4B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6FB1BE #84BCC8 #9CCAD3 #B2D5DC #CAE2E7 #DFEEF1

Shades

#47909E #3C7986 #31636D #285058 #1C3A3F #112327

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