#56A5AC

#56A5AC

Color Values

HEX

#56A5AC

RGB

86, 165, 172

HSL

184.9, 34.1%, 50.6%

HSV

184.9, 50.0%, 67.5%

CMYK

50.0%, 4.1%, 0.0%, 32.5%

OKLCH

0.6745 0.0783 203.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#56A5AC

#AC5D56

Analogous

#56AC88

#567AAC

#56A5AC

Triadic

#56A5AC

#AC56A5

#A5AC56

Split Complementary

#56A5AC

#AC567A

#AC8856

Tetradic

#56A5AC

#8856AC

#AC5D56

#7AAC56

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#56A5AC

Protanopia

#7879AA

Deuteranopia

#746EAA

Tritanopia

#5AA9A9

Achromatopsia

#959595

CSS Usage

background-color: #56A5AC;
color: #56A5AC;
border-color: #56A5AC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9FA
100
#E8F1F2
200
#CFE5E7
300
#ADD3D7
400
#80BCC1
500
#54A4AB
600
#438389
700
#36696D
800
#2A5255
900
#223D3F
950
#152628

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.85:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.37:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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