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#56EDEC

#56edec ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56edec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 92.94% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.42% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 179.6°, 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 14.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.686

Complementary

  1. #56edec
  2. #ed5657

Split complementary

  1. #56edec
  2. #ed56a2
  3. #eda056

Analogous

  1. #56eda0
  2. #56edec
  3. #56a2ed

Triadic

  1. #56edec
  2. #ec56ed
  3. #edec56

Tetradic

  1. #56edec
  2. #5657ed
  3. #ed5657
  4. #edec56

Square

  1. #56edec
  2. #a056ed
  3. #ed5657
  4. #a2ed56

Monochromatic

  1. #109a99
  2. #18dfdd
  3. #56edec
  4. #9bf4f4
  5. #e0fcfc

Shades

#56edec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56edec
  2. #4dd5d4
  3. #45bebd
  4. #3ca6a5
  5. #348e8e
  6. #2b7776
  7. #225f5e
  8. #1a4747
  9. #112f2f
  10. #091818
  11. #000000

Tints

#56edec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56edec
  2. #67efee
  3. #78f1f0
  4. #89f2f2
  5. #9af4f4
  6. #abf6f6
  7. #bbf8f7
  8. #ccfaf9
  9. #ddfbfb
  10. #eefdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56edec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56edec
  2. #5ae2e1
  3. #5ed7d6
  4. #63cccc
  5. #67c1c1
  6. #6bb7b6
  7. #6facab
  8. #73a1a0
  9. #789696
  10. #7c8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3e1e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee2ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7d1ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f4ec ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8e6ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6dded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f1ec ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56edec {
  color: #56edec;
}
Background
.bg-56edec {
  background-color: #56edec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56edec {
  border: 2px solid #56edec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56edec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 237 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56edec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56edec, #56a2ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56edec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 237 236 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.21 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.29 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.29 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.58 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.12 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.46 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.65 #a91213 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#56edec  rgb(86, 237, 236)  hsl(180, 81%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#ed5657  rgb(237, 86, 87)  hsl(360, 81%, 63%)  Pastel Red
#ec56ed  rgb(236, 86, 237)  hsl(300, 81%, 63%)  Fuchsia
#edec56  rgb(237, 236, 86)  hsl(60, 81%, 63%)  Icterine