#56AE9B Color

#56AE9B is rgb(86, 174, 155) in RGB and hsl(167, 35%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56AE9B

HEX#56AE9B

RGBrgb(86, 174, 155)

HSLhsl(167, 35%, 51%)

HSVhsv(167, 51%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.09 177.5)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 11%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56AE9B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56AE9B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56AE9B Complementary#AE5669 Analogous#56AE6F Analogous#5695AE Triadic#9B56AE Triadic#AE9B56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56AE9B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EB9A9 #83C3B5 #9BCFC4 #B3DBD2 #CBE6E0 #E0F0ED

Shades

#499786 #3F8374 #336B5F #285349 #1C3B34 #122622

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