#56a7a7

Color #56a7a7

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 5.59 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#56a7a7

RGB

rgb(86, 167, 167)

HSL

hsl(180, 32%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 48.5%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.5%, 0%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(63.68, -24.66, -7.65)

LCH

lch(63.68, 25.82, 197.23)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0794, 195.42)

HWB

hwb(180, 33.7%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a75656

Analogous

#56a77e

#56a7a7

#567ea7

Triadic

#56a7a7

#a756a7

#a7a756

Split-complementary

#56a7a7

#a7567e

#a77e56

Tetradic

#56a7a7

#5656a7

#a75656

#a7a756

Square

#56a7a7

#7e56a7

#a75656

#7ea756

Shades

Color #56a7a7 mixed toward black.

#488b8b

#396f6f

#2b5353

#1d3838

#0e1c1c

Tints

Color #56a7a7 mixed toward white.

#72b6b6

#8ec5c5

#aad3d3

#c6e2e2

#e3f0f0

Tones

Color #56a7a7 mixed toward gray.

#5da0a0

#639999

#6a9393

#718c8c

#788585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8182a7 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#7c76a7 · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#5ca7a7 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56a7a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56a7a7]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#56a7a7 (#56a7a7) is rgb(86, 167, 167) in RGB.

No, #56a7a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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