#56B6DC Color

#56B6DC is rgb(86, 182, 220) in RGB and hsl(197, 66%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B6DC

HEX#56B6DC

RGBrgb(86, 182, 220)

HSLhsl(197, 66%, 60%)

HSVhsv(197, 61%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.105 226.9)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 17%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B6DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B6DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B6DC Complementary#DC7C56 Analogous#56DCBF Analogous#5673DC Triadic#DC56B6 Triadic#B6DC56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B6DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BBFE1 #84CAE6 #99D3EA #B3DEEF #C8E7F4 #E1F2F9

Shades

#34A8D5 #2690BA #1F7698 #185C77 #114255 #0A2733

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