#56B8DC Color

#56B8DC is rgb(86, 184, 220) in RGB and hsl(196, 66%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B8DC

HEX#56B8DC

RGBrgb(86, 184, 220)

HSLhsl(196, 66%, 60%)

HSVhsv(196, 61%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.105 225.1)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 16%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B8DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B8DC Complementary#DC7A56 Analogous#56DCBD Analogous#5675DC Triadic#DC56B8 Triadic#B8DC56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B8DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BC1E1 #84CCE6 #99D5EA #B3DFEF #C8E8F4 #E1F3F9

Shades

#34AAD5 #2693BA #1F7898 #185D77 #114355 #0A2833

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