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#56BDB2

#56bdb2 ≈ Verdigris

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#56bdb2 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 74.12% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.82% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 173.59°, with 43.83% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.4159

Complementary

  1. #56bdb2
  2. #bd5661

Split complementary

  1. #56bdb2
  2. #bd5695
  3. #bd7e56

Analogous

  1. #56bd7e
  2. #56bdb2
  3. #5695bd

Triadic

  1. #56bdb2
  2. #b256bd
  3. #bdb256

Tetradic

  1. #56bdb2
  2. #5661bd
  3. #bd5661
  4. #bdb256

Square

  1. #56bdb2
  2. #7e56bd
  3. #bd5661
  4. #95bd56

Monochromatic

  1. #225852
  2. #388f85
  3. #56bdb2
  4. #8dd2cb
  5. #c4e8e4

Shades

#56bdb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56bdb2
  2. #4daaa0
  3. #45978e
  4. #3c847d
  5. #34716b
  6. #2b5f59
  7. #224c47
  8. #1a3935
  9. #112624
  10. #091312
  11. #000000

Tints

#56bdb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56bdb2
  2. #67c4ba
  3. #78cac1
  4. #89d1c9
  5. #9ad7d1
  6. #abded9
  7. #bbe5e0
  8. #ccebe8
  9. #ddf2f0
  10. #eef8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56bdb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56bdb2
  2. #5ab7ad
  3. #5eb1a8
  4. #63aba3
  5. #67a59e
  6. #6b9f99
  7. #6f9894
  8. #73928f
  9. #788c8a
  10. #7c8685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b4b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a8b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b8b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bb1b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35bfb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56bdb2 {
  color: #56bdb2;
}
Background
.bg-56bdb2 {
  background-color: #56bdb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56bdb2 {
  border: 2px solid #56bdb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56bdb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 189 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56bdb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bdb2, #5695bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56bdb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 189 178 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.66 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.15 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.54 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.77 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.34 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.25 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.59 #a9424d Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Verdigris
#56bdb2  rgb(86, 189, 178)  hsl(174, 44%, 54%)  Verdigris
#bd5661  rgb(189, 86, 97)  hsl(354, 44%, 54%)  Brick Red
#b256bd  rgb(178, 86, 189)  hsl(294, 44%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#bdb256  rgb(189, 178, 86)  hsl(54, 44%, 54%)  Vegas Gold