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#56DFD4

#56dfd4 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56dfd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 87.45% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.93% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.18°, with 68.16% saturation and 60.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5951

Complementary

  1. #56dfd4
  2. #df5661

Split complementary

  1. #56dfd4
  2. #df56a6
  3. #df8f56

Analogous

  1. #56df8f
  2. #56dfd4
  3. #56a6df

Triadic

  1. #56dfd4
  2. #d456df
  3. #dfd456

Tetradic

  1. #56dfd4
  2. #5661df
  3. #df5661
  4. #dfd456

Square

  1. #56dfd4
  2. #8f56df
  3. #df5661
  4. #a6df56

Monochromatic

  1. #19837b
  2. #25c3b7
  3. #56dfd4
  4. #96ebe4
  5. #d7f7f5

Shades

#56dfd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56dfd4
  2. #4dc9bf
  3. #45b2aa
  4. #3c9c94
  5. #34867f
  6. #2b706a
  7. #225955
  8. #1a4340
  9. #112d2a
  10. #091615
  11. #000000

Tints

#56dfd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56dfd4
  2. #67e2d8
  3. #78e5dd
  4. #89e9e1
  5. #9aece5
  6. #abefea
  7. #bbf2ee
  8. #ccf5f2
  9. #ddf9f6
  10. #eefcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56dfd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56dfd4
  2. #5ad6cc
  3. #5eccc3
  4. #63c3bb
  5. #67b9b2
  6. #6bb0aa
  7. #6fa6a2
  8. #739d99
  9. #789391
  10. #7c8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9d3ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d4d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc4d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afd8d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fcfd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #09e2d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56dfd4 {
  color: #56dfd4;
}
Background
.bg-56dfd4 {
  background-color: #56dfd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56dfd4 {
  border: 2px solid #56dfd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56dfd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 223 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56dfd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56dfd4, #56a6df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56dfd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 223 212 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.06 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.19 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.84 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.26 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.51 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.32 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.07 #a9202b Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Turquoise
#56dfd4  rgb(86, 223, 212)  hsl(175, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#df5661  rgb(223, 86, 97)  hsl(355, 68%, 61%)  Indian Red
#d456df  rgb(212, 86, 223)  hsl(295, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd456  rgb(223, 212, 86)  hsl(55, 68%, 61%)  Straw