What color is #56AA9F?

#56AA9F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56AA9F?

The RGB value is 86, 170, 159: 86 red, 170 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56AA9F?

The complementary color is #AA5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56AA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56AA9F color

#56AA9F rgb(86, 170, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56AA9F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 66.7% green and 62.4% blue (86, 170, 159).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#56AA9F color codes

HEX	`#56AA9F`
RGB	`rgb(86, 170, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 66.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 49%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.35, -28.25, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.35, 28.33, 184.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.468, 33.229, 37.919)`
Decimal	`5679775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56AA9F, 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 #56AA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56AA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #56AA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56aa9f; }
.text { color: #56aa9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56aa9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 170 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56aa9f, #568baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #56AA9F?: #56AA9F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56AA9F?: The RGB value is 86, 170, 159: 86 red, 170 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56AA9F?: The complementary color is #AA5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56AA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.