All About Color #56BBCD

#56BBCD

About #56BBCD

#56BBCD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #56BBCD. In RGB it is red 86, green 187, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 54%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 58%, 9%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.39:1 on black.

#56BBCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, BB, CD
CMYK58.05%, 8.78%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal86, 187, 205
HSL189°, 54%, 57%
RGB Octal126, 273, 315
HSV (HSB)189.08°, 58.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1010110, 10111011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB70.82, -24.13, -17.96
RGB Percent33.73%, 73.33%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH70.82, 30.08, 216.65
XYZ32.63, 41.93, 64.13
CIE-L*UV70.82, -41.42, -24.33
xyY0.24, 0.30, 41.93
Hunter-Lab64.75, -23.37, -13.40
RYB33.73%, 55.15%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56BBCD on a dark background: contrast 9.39:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56BBCD on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#56BBCD · #9DD7E2 · #2E8999 · #CD6856 · #E2A79D

Analogous palette

#56CD68 · #56CDA3 · #56BBCD · #5680CD · #6856CD

Triadic palette

#56BBCD · #CD56BB · #BBCD56 · #9DD7E2 · #E29DD7

Tetradic palette

#56BBCD · #A356CD · #CD6856 · #80CD56 · #2E8999

Monochromatic palette

#205F6A · #3194A5 · #56BBCD · #91D3DE · #CCEAF0

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