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#56FDFF

#56fdff ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56fdff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 99.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.27% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 180.71°, with 100% saturation and 66.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.7945

Complementary

  1. #56fdff
  2. #ff5856

Split complementary

  1. #56fdff
  2. #ff56a8
  3. #ffac56

Analogous

  1. #56ffac
  2. #56fdff
  3. #56a8ff

Triadic

  1. #56fdff
  2. #ff56fd
  3. #fdff56

Tetradic

  1. #56fdff
  2. #5856ff
  3. #ff5856
  4. #fdff56

Square

  1. #56fdff
  2. #ac56ff
  3. #ff5856
  4. #a8ff56

Monochromatic

  1. #00babc
  2. #09fcff
  3. #56fdff
  4. #a2feff
  5. #ebffff

Shades

#56fdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56fdff
  2. #4de4e6
  3. #45cacc
  4. #3cb1b3
  5. #349899
  6. #2b7f80
  7. #226566
  8. #1a4c4d
  9. #113333
  10. #09191a
  11. #000000

Tints

#56fdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56fdff
  2. #67fdff
  3. #78fdff
  4. #89feff
  5. #9afeff
  6. #abfeff
  7. #bbfeff
  8. #ccfeff
  9. #ddffff
  10. #eeffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56fdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56fdff
  2. #5af1f2
  3. #5ee4e6
  4. #63d8d9
  5. #67cbcc
  6. #6bbfc0
  7. #6fb2b3
  8. #73a6a6
  9. #789999
  10. #7c8d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bef0f1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edf1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3deff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3f6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afebff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fffe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56fdff {
  color: #56fdff;
}
Background
.bg-56fdff {
  background-color: #56fdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56fdff {
  border: 2px solid #56fdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56fdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 253 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56fdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56fdff, #56a8ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56fdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 253 255 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.28 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.28 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 3.35 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.25 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.65 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.93 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.97 #a90200 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#56fdff  rgb(86, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 67%)  Aqua
#ff5856  rgb(255, 88, 86)  hsl(1, 100%, 67%)  Pastel Red
#ff56fd  rgb(255, 86, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 67%)  Fuchsia Pink
#fdff56  rgb(253, 255, 86)  hsl(61, 100%, 67%)  Laser Lemon