#56B2B8 Color

#56B2B8 is rgb(86, 178, 184) in RGB and hsl(184, 41%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B2B8

HEX#56B2B8

RGBrgb(86, 178, 184)

HSLhsl(184, 41%, 53%)

HSVhsv(184, 53%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.088 201.1)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 3%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B2B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B2B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B2B8 Complementary#B85D56 Analogous#56B88E Analogous#5681B8 Triadic#B856B2 Triadic#B2B856

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B2B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CBCC1 #85C7CC #9AD1D5 #B3DCDF #C9E6E8 #E2F2F3

Shades

#459FA5 #3B878C #306F73 #26565A #1B3E41 #112628

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