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#56FDFD

#56fdfd ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56fdfd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 99.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 97.66% saturation and 66.47% 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 16.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.7932

Complementary

  1. #56fdfd
  2. #fd5656

Split complementary

  1. #56fdfd
  2. #fd56a9
  3. #fda956

Analogous

  1. #56fda9
  2. #56fdfd
  3. #56a9fd

Triadic

  1. #56fdfd
  2. #fd56fd
  3. #fdfd56

Tetradic

  1. #56fdfd
  2. #5656fd
  3. #fd5656
  4. #fdfd56

Square

  1. #56fdfd
  2. #a956fd
  3. #fd5656
  4. #a9fd56

Monochromatic

  1. #02b8b8
  2. #0afcfc
  3. #56fdfd
  4. #a2fefe
  5. #ebffff

Shades

#56fdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56fdfd
  2. #4de4e4
  3. #45caca
  4. #3cb1b1
  5. #349898
  6. #2b7f7f
  7. #226565
  8. #1a4c4c
  9. #113333
  10. #091919
  11. #000000

Tints

#56fdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56fdfd
  2. #67fdfd
  3. #78fdfd
  4. #89fefe
  5. #9afefe
  6. #abfefe
  7. #bbfefe
  8. #ccfefe
  9. #ddffff
  10. #eeffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56fdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56fdfd
  2. #5af1f1
  3. #5ee4e4
  4. #63d8d8
  5. #67cbcb
  6. #6bbfbf
  7. #6fb2b2
  8. #73a6a6
  9. #789999
  10. #7c8d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bef0f0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edf1fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4defe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3f6fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afebfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fffd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56fdfd {
  color: #56fdfd;
}
Background
.bg-56fdfd {
  background-color: #56fdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56fdfd {
  border: 2px solid #56fdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56fdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 253 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56fdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56fdfd, #56a9fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56fdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 253 253 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.04 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.04 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 3.77 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.63 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.23 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.03 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.52 #a90202 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#56fdfd  rgb(86, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 98%, 66%)  Aqua
#fd5656  rgb(253, 86, 86)  hsl(0, 98%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#fd56fd  rgb(253, 86, 253)  hsl(300, 98%, 66%)  Fuchsia Pink
#fdfd56  rgb(253, 253, 86)  hsl(60, 98%, 66%)  Laser Lemon