#56a2c0

Color #56a2c0

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 16.03 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#56a2c0

RGB

rgb(86, 162, 192)

HSL

hsl(197, 45.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197, 55.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.2%, 15.6%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(63.03, -14.96, -22.62)

LCH

lch(63.03, 27.12, 236.52)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0872, 226.07)

HWB

hwb(197, 33.7%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c07456

Analogous

#56c0a9

#56a2c0

#566dc0

Triadic

#56a2c0

#c056a2

#a2c056

Split-complementary

#56a2c0

#c0566d

#c0a956

Tetradic

#56a2c0

#7456c0

#c07456

#a2c056

Square

#56a2c0

#a956c0

#c07456

#6dc056

Shades

Color #56a2c0 mixed toward black.

#3f8ba9

#326f87

#265365

#193743

#0d1c22

Tints

Color #56a2c0 mixed toward white.

#72b1ca

#8ec1d5

#aad0df

#c7e0ea

#e3eff4

Tones

Color #56a2c0 mixed toward gray.

#5f9eb7

#689aae

#7096a5

#79939d

#828f94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fb9 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#7a74b8 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#5cb4b3 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56a2c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56a2c0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#56a2c0 (#56a2c0) is rgb(86, 162, 192) in RGB.

No, #56a2c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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