#56B1CD Color

#56B1CD is rgb(86, 177, 205) in RGB and hsl(194, 54%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B1CD

HEX#56B1CD

RGBrgb(86, 177, 205)

HSLhsl(194, 54%, 57%)

HSVhsv(194, 58%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.095 220.7)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 14%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B1CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B1CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B1CD Complementary#CD7256 Analogous#56CDAD Analogous#5676CD Triadic#CD56B1 Triadic#B1CD56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B1CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EBCD4 #85C7DB #9DD2E2 #B0DBE8 #C8E6EF #E0F0F6

Shades

#39A1C0 #318AA5 #287086 #20596A #163E4B #0E272F

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