All About Color #56B8AE

#56B8AE

About #56B8AE

#56B8AE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #56B8AE. In RGB it is red 86, green 184, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 174°, saturation 41%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 53%, 0%, 5%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.86:1 on black.

#56B8AE Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, B8, AE
CMYK53.26%, 0.00%, 5.43%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal86, 184, 174
HSL174°, 41%, 53%
RGB Octal126, 270, 256
HSV (HSB)173.88°, 53.26%, 72.16%
RGB Binary1010110, 10111000, 10101110
CIE-L*AB68.98, -31.17, -3.69
RGB Percent33.73%, 72.16%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH68.98, 31.38, 186.75
XYZ28.62, 39.32, 46.12
CIE-L*UV68.98, -41.75, -0.65
xyY0.25, 0.34, 39.32
Hunter-Lab62.70, -28.26, 0.28
RYB33.73%, 53.97%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56B8AE on a dark background: contrast 8.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56B8AE on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #56B8AE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#56B8AE · #97D3CD · #357E77 · #B85660 · #D3979D

Analogous palette

#60B856 · #56B87D · #56B8AE · #5691B8 · #5660B8

Triadic palette

#56B8AE · #AE56B8 · #B8AE56 · #97D3CD · #CD97D3

Tetradic palette

#56B8AE · #7D56B8 · #B85660 · #91B856 · #357E77

Monochromatic palette

#23534E · #398981 · #56B8AE · #8CCFC8 · #C2E5E2

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