Information about #056E8E color

#056E8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #056E8E belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(5, 110, 142) (2% red, 43.1% green, 55.7% blue), or CMYK 54 / 13 / 0 / 44 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated aqua cyan, #056E8E sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sea Blue (#006994). Nearby in the Register you will also find Duck Blue (#007791) and Yeehaa (#006C98).

The recipe behind #056E8E is rgb(5, 110, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #056E8E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #056E8E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#056E8E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#056E8E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #056E8E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Free Spirit color link
Free Spirit

#00777B

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#056E8E
  • RGB5, 110, 142
  • CMYK54, 13, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(5, 110, 142)
  • HSL194°, 93%, 29%
  • HSL Precise194.015°, 93.197%, 28.824%
  • HSV194°, 96%, 56%
  • HSB194°, 96%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.431, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.431, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.431, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID056E8E
  • DECIMAL ID355982
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01