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#56DCED

#56dced ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56dced is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 86.27% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.71% cyan, 7.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 186.75°, with 80.75% saturation and 63.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.17.

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Relative luminance0.5928

Complementary

  1. #56dced
  2. #ed6756

Split complementary

  1. #56dced
  2. #ed5691
  3. #edb256

Analogous

  1. #56edb2
  2. #56dced
  3. #5691ed

Triadic

  1. #56dced
  2. #ed56dc
  3. #dced56

Tetradic

  1. #56dced
  2. #6756ed
  3. #ed6756
  4. #dced56

Square

  1. #56dced
  2. #b256ed
  3. #ed6756
  4. #91ed56

Monochromatic

  1. #108a9a
  2. #18c8df
  3. #56dced
  4. #9beaf4
  5. #e0f9fc

Shades

#56dced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56dced
  2. #4dc6d5
  3. #45b0be
  4. #3c9aa6
  5. #34848e
  6. #2b6e77
  7. #22585f
  8. #1a4247
  9. #112c2f
  10. #091618
  11. #000000

Tints

#56dced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56dced
  2. #67e0ef
  3. #78e3f1
  4. #89e7f2
  5. #9aeaf4
  6. #abeef6
  7. #bbf1f8
  8. #ccf5fa
  9. #ddf8fb
  10. #eefcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56dced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56dced
  2. #5ad3e2
  3. #5ecad7
  4. #63c0cc
  5. #67b7c1
  6. #6baeb7
  7. #6fa5ac
  8. #739ca1
  9. #789296
  10. #7c898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d2d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbd4ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c3ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8d7ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97ceed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e1e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56dced {
  color: #56dced;
}
Background
.bg-56dced {
  background-color: #56dced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56dced {
  border: 2px solid #56dced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56dced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 220 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56dced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56dced, #5691ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56dced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 220 237 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.17 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.39 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.25 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.37 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.81 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.05 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.98 #a92312 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#56dced  rgb(86, 220, 237)  hsl(187, 81%, 63%)  Dark Turquoise
#ed6756  rgb(237, 103, 86)  hsl(7, 81%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#ed56dc  rgb(237, 86, 220)  hsl(307, 81%, 63%)  Orchid
#dced56  rgb(220, 237, 86)  hsl(67, 81%, 63%)  Pear