What color is #56E9E8?

#56E9E8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56E9E8?

The RGB value is 86, 233, 232: 86 red, 233 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56E9E8?

The complementary color is #E95657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56E9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56E9E8 color

#56E9E8 rgb(86, 233, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56E9E8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 91.4% green and 91% blue (86, 233, 232).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 77% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Poseidon Jr. (#66EEEE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#56E9E8 color codes

HEX	`#56E9E8`
RGB	`rgb(86, 233, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 91.4%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 77%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 63%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.04, -38.61, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.04, 40.18, 196.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.536, 66.077, 86.577)`
Decimal	`5695976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56E9E8, 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 #56E9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56E9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #56E9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56e9e8; }
.text { color: #56e9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56e9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 233 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56e9e8, #56a1e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Aqua.

Questions

What color is #56E9E8?: #56E9E8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56E9E8?: The RGB value is 86, 233, 232: 86 red, 233 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56E9E8?: The complementary color is #E95657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56E9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.