#56AEC2 color

  • HEX#56AEC2
  • RGBrgb(86, 174, 194)
  • HSLhsl(191, 47%, 55%)
  • CMYK56, 10, 0, 24

About #56AEC2

#56AEC2 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #56AEC2. In RGB it is red 86, green 174, blue 194; in HSL it is hue 191°, saturation 47%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 56%, 10%, 0%, 24%. Its contrast ratio is 2.55:1 on white and 8.23:1 on black.

#56AEC2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, AE, C2
CMYK55.67%, 10.31%, 0.00%, 23.92%
RGB Decimal86, 174, 194
HSL191°, 47%, 55%
RGB Octal126, 256, 302
HSV (HSB)191.11°, 55.67%, 76.08%
RGB Binary1010110, 10101110, 11000010
CIE-L*AB66.63, -20.68, -18.25
RGB Percent33.73%, 68.24%, 76.08%
CIE-L*CH66.63, 27.58, 221.43
XYZ28.71, 36.15, 56.50
CIE-L*UV66.63, -37.00, -25.08
xyY0.24, 0.30, 36.15
Hunter-Lab60.12, -19.97, -13.64
RYB33.73%, 52.74%, 76.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56AEC2 on a dark background: contrast 8.23:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56AEC2 on a light background: contrast 2.55:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#56AEC2 · #9ACFDB · #327A8B · #C26A56 · #DBA69A

Analogous palette

#56C26A · #56C2A0 · #56AEC2 · #5678C2 · #6A56C2

Triadic palette

#56AEC2 · #C256AE · #AEC256 · #9ACFDB · #DB9ACF

Tetradic palette

#56AEC2 · #A056C2 · #C26A56 · #78C256 · #327A8B

Monochromatic palette

#22535E · #368496 · #56AEC2 · #8FC9D6 · #C7E4EB

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