#56B2B3 Color

#56B2B3 is rgb(86, 178, 179) in RGB and hsl(181, 38%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B2B3

HEX#56B2B3

RGBrgb(86, 178, 179)

HSLhsl(181, 38%, 52%)

HSVhsv(181, 52%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.087 196.3)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 1%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B2B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B2B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B2B3 Complementary#B35856 Analogous#56B386 Analogous#5683B3 Triadic#B356B2 Triadic#B2B356

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B2B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6FBDBE #84C7C8 #9CD2D3 #B2DCDC #CAE7E7 #DFF0F1

Shades

#479D9E #3C8486 #316C6D #285758 #1C3F3F #112627

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