#56B1BD Color

#56B1BD is rgb(86, 177, 189) in RGB and hsl(187, 44%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B1BD

HEX#56B1BD

RGBrgb(86, 177, 189)

HSLhsl(187, 44%, 54%)

HSVhsv(187, 54%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.088 206.8)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 6%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B1BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B1BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B1BD Complementary#BD6256 Analogous#56BD96 Analogous#567EBD Triadic#BD56B1 Triadic#B1BD56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B1BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CBBC6 #86C7D0 #9CD1D8 #B2DCE1 #C8E6EA #E2F1F4

Shades

#43A0AD #398893 #2F7179 #24555C #1A3D42 #102628

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