#56B5CD Color

#56B5CD is rgb(86, 181, 205) in RGB and hsl(192, 54%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B5CD

HEX#56B5CD

RGBrgb(86, 181, 205)

HSLhsl(192, 54%, 57%)

HSVhsv(192, 58%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.096 216.8)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 12%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B5CD Complementary#CD6E56 Analogous#56CDA9 Analogous#567ACD Triadic#CD56B5 Triadic#B5CD56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EBFD4 #85CADB #9DD4E2 #B0DDE8 #C8E7EF #E0F1F6

Shades

#39A5C0 #318EA5 #287386 #205B6A #16404B #0E292F

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