What color is #56A7B1?

#56A7B1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56A7B1?

The RGB value is 86, 167, 177: 86 red, 167 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56A7B1?

The complementary color is #B16056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56A7B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56A7B1 color

#56A7B1 rgb(86, 167, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56A7B1 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 65.5% green and 69.4% blue (86, 167, 177).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 37% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#56A7B1 color codes

HEX	`#56A7B1`
RGB	`rgb(86, 167, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 65.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 37%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 51%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 6%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, -21.92, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 25.37, 210.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.589, 32.788, 46.567)`
Decimal	`5679025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56A7B1, 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 #56A7B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56A7B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #56A7B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56a7b1; }
.text { color: #56a7b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56a7b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 167 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56a7b1, #5679b1); }

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Questions

What color is #56A7B1?: #56A7B1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56A7B1?: The RGB value is 86, 167, 177: 86 red, 167 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56A7B1?: The complementary color is #B16056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56A7B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.