#56b3bf

Color #56b3bf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.8 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#56b3bf

RGB

rgb(86, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(186.9, 45.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.9, 55%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(55%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68, -24.1, -14.51)

LCH

lch(68, 28.13, 211.05)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0895, 206.62)

HWB

hwb(186.9, 33.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf6256

Analogous

#56bf97

#56b3bf

#567ebf

Triadic

#56b3bf

#bf56b3

#b3bf56

Split-complementary

#56b3bf

#bf567e

#bf9756

Tetradic

#56b3bf

#6256bf

#bf6256

#b3bf56

Square

#56b3bf

#9756bf

#bf6256

#7ebf56

Shades

Color #56b3bf mixed toward black.

#3f9ba7

#337c86

#265d64

#193e43

#0d1f21

Tints

Color #56b3bf mixed toward white.

#72c0ca

#8eccd4

#aad9df

#c7e6ea

#e3f2f4

Tones

Color #56b3bf mixed toward gray.

#5facb6

#67a5ae

#709fa5

#79989c

#829193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8889bc · ΔE 26.4

Deuteranopia

#837cbc · ΔE 29.2

Tritanopia

#5ebab9 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56b3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56b3bf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#56b3bf (#56b3bf) is rgb(86, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #56b3bf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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