#56A5AE Color

#56A5AE is rgb(86, 165, 174) in RGB and hsl(186, 35%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A5AE

HEX#56A5AE

RGBrgb(86, 165, 174)

HSLhsl(186, 35%, 51%)

HSVhsv(186, 51%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.079 205.2)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 5%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A5AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A5AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A5AE Complementary#AE5F56 Analogous#56AE8B Analogous#5679AE Triadic#AE56A5 Triadic#A5AE56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A5AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EB2B9 #83BDC3 #9BCACF #B3D7DB #CBE3E6 #E0EEF0

Shades

#499097 #3F7C83 #33656B #284E53 #1C373B #122426

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