#56B4DC Color

#56B4DC is rgb(86, 180, 220) in RGB and hsl(198, 66%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B4DC

HEX#56B4DC

RGBrgb(86, 180, 220)

HSLhsl(198, 66%, 60%)

HSVhsv(198, 61%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.106 228.7)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 18%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B4DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B4DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B4DC Complementary#DC7E56 Analogous#56DCC1 Analogous#5671DC Triadic#DC56B4 Triadic#B4DC56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B4DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BBDE1 #84C9E6 #99D2EA #B3DDEF #C8E7F4 #E1F2F9

Shades

#34A5D5 #268EBA #1F7498 #185A77 #114055 #0A2733

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