#56C5E1 Color

#56C5E1 is rgb(86, 197, 225) in RGB and hsl(192, 70%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56C5E1

HEX#56C5E1

RGBrgb(86, 197, 225)

HSLhsl(192, 70%, 61%)

HSVhsv(192, 62%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.108 217.2)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 12%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56C5E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56C5E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56C5E1 Complementary#E17256 Analogous#56E1B7 Analogous#5680E1 Triadic#E156C5 Triadic#C5E156

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56C5E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CCDE5 #86D6EA #9BDDED #B1E4F1 #C7ECF5 #E1F5FA

Shades

#33B9DB #22A3C3 #1C86A0 #156579 #0F4857 #092B34

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