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#56DCBB

#56dcbb ≈ Medium Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56dcbb is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 86.27% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 165.22°, with 65.69% saturation and 60% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66cdaa), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5675

Complementary

  1. #56dcbb
  2. #dc5677

Split complementary

  1. #56dcbb
  2. #dc56ba
  3. #dc7856

Analogous

  1. #56dc78
  2. #56dcbb
  3. #56badc

Triadic

  1. #56dcbb
  2. #bb56dc
  3. #dcbb56

Tetradic

  1. #56dcbb
  2. #5677dc
  3. #dc5677
  4. #dcbb56

Square

  1. #56dcbb
  2. #7856dc
  3. #dc5677
  4. #badc56

Monochromatic

  1. #1a7f66
  2. #27be99
  3. #56dcbb
  4. #95e9d4
  5. #d5f6ee

Shades

#56dcbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56dcbb
  2. #4dc6a8
  3. #45b096
  4. #3c9a83
  5. #348470
  6. #2b6e5e
  7. #22584b
  8. #1a4238
  9. #112c25
  10. #091613
  11. #000000

Tints

#56dcbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56dcbb
  2. #67e0c2
  3. #78e3c9
  4. #89e7cf
  5. #9aead6
  6. #abeedd
  7. #bbf1e4
  8. #ccf5eb
  9. #ddf8f1
  10. #eefcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56dcbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56dcbb
  2. #5ad3b5
  3. #5ecaaf
  4. #63c0a9
  5. #67b7a3
  6. #6bae9e
  7. #6fa598
  8. #739c92
  9. #78928c
  10. #7c8986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5cfc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5cfb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c1bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ded2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0d4ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2ccbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28ddc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56dcbb {
  color: #56dcbb;
}
Background
.bg-56dcbb {
  background-color: #56dcbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56dcbb {
  border: 2px solid #56dcbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56dcbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 220 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56dcbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56dcbb, #56badc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56dcbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 220 187 / 0.35);
}

#66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.27 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.74 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.91 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.14 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.17 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.51 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.27 #a92344 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Medium Aquamarine
#56dcbb  rgb(86, 220, 187)  hsl(165, 66%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#dc5677  rgb(220, 86, 119)  hsl(345, 66%, 60%)  Blush
#bb56dc  rgb(187, 86, 220)  hsl(285, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#dcbb56  rgb(220, 187, 86)  hsl(45, 66%, 60%)  Metallic Gold