What color is #56ACCA?

#56ACCA is a moderate azure known as Frozen Wave. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frozen Wave?

The RGB value is 86, 172, 202: 86 red, 172 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frozen Wave?

The complementary color is #CA7456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56ACCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frozen Wave color: hex code #56ACCA

#56ACCA rgb(86, 172, 202)

Shades of blue

Frozen Wave has the hex code #56ACCA. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 67.5% green and 79.2% blue (86, 172, 202).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 52% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

Frozen Wave (#56ACCA) color codes

HEX	`#56ACCA`
RGB	`rgb(86, 172, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 67.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 52%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 57%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, -17.29, -23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 28.88, 233.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.247, 35.745, 61.224)`
Decimal	`5680330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frozen Wave, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56ACCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56ACCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56ACCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56acca; }
.text { color: #56acca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56acca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 172 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56acca, #5672ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

See #56ACCA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #56ACCA?: #56ACCA is a moderate azure known as Frozen Wave. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frozen Wave?: The RGB value is 86, 172, 202: 86 red, 172 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frozen Wave?: The complementary color is #CA7456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56ACCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.