#56BDCD Color

#56BDCD is rgb(86, 189, 205) in RGB and hsl(188, 54%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56BDCD

HEX#56BDCD

RGBrgb(86, 189, 205)

HSLhsl(188, 54%, 57%)

HSVhsv(188, 58%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.097 209)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 8%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#56BDCD Complementary#CD6656 Analogous#56CDA1 Analogous#5682CD Triadic#CD56BD Triadic#BDCD56

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#6EC6D4 #85CFDB #9DD8E2 #B0E0E8 #C8E9EF #E0F3F6

Shades

#39AEC0 #3196A5 #287986 #20606A #16444B #0E2B2F

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