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#56CDB7 Color

#56CDB7 is rgb(86, 205, 183) in RGB, hsl(169, 54%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 11%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56CDB7
HEX#56CDB7
RGBrgb(86, 205, 183)
HSLhsl(169, 54%, 57%)
HSVhsv(169, 58%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 11%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.112 179)
LABlab(75.27% -38.97 0.41)
LCHlch(75.27% 38.97 179.39)

What #56CDB7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #56CDB7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.52Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.48Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.82Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.41Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.23Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 12.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#56CDB7 Channel Values

How #56CDB7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 205 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 54% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 58% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56CDB7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #56CDB7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #56CDB7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56CDB7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56CDB7
Complementary
#CD566C
Analogous
#56CD7C
Analogous
#56A7CD
Triadic
#B756CD
Triadic
#CDB756
Split comp.
#CD56A7
Split comp.
#CD7C56

Tints & Shades of #56CDB7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6ED4C1
#85DBCB
#9DE2D5
#B0E8DD
#C8EFE8
#E0F6F2

Shades

#39C0A8
#31A590
#288674
#206A5C
#164B41
#0E2F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56CDB7.

How #56CDB7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#56CDB7
Protanopia#BFBFB7
Protanomaly#A0C5B7
Deuteranopia#B1B1B9
Deuteranomaly#95BDB8
Tritanopia#5DCACA
Tritanomaly#5BCBC3
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56CDB7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-56cdb7: #56CDB7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56CDB7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56cdb7': '#56CDB7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.804, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_56cdb7">#56CDB7</color>
SVG fillfill="#56CDB7"

More Green Colors

#56CDB7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#56CDB7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56CDB7?

#56CDB7 is a mid-tone green — rgb(86, 205, 183) in RGB and hsl(169, 54%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.52.

What is the RGB value of #56CDB7?

#56CDB7 is rgb(86, 205, 183) — red 86, green 205, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56CDB7?

#56CDB7 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 11%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56CDB7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56CDB7 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56CDB7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56CDB7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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