What color is #56AEA8?

#56AEA8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56AEA8?

The RGB value is 86, 174, 168: 86 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56AEA8?

The complementary color is #AE565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56AEA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56AEA8 color

#56AEA8 rgb(86, 174, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56AEA8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 68.2% green and 65.9% blue (86, 174, 168).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 35% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#56AEA8 color codes

HEX	`#56AEA8`
RGB	`rgb(86, 174, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 68.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 35%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 51%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, -27.88, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 28.33, 190.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.039, 35.075, 42.436)`
Decimal	`5680808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56AEA8, 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 #56AEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56AEA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #56AEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56aea8; }
.text { color: #56aea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56aea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 174 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56aea8, #5688ae); }

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Questions

What color is #56AEA8?: #56AEA8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56AEA8?: The RGB value is 86, 174, 168: 86 red, 174 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56AEA8?: The complementary color is #AE565C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56AEA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.