Information about #56A5AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#56A5AD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 165, 173) — 33.7% red, 64.7% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 3 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #56A5AD reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Toto (#519DAF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moderate Cyan (#4AA8A8) and Moderate Arctic Blue (#4A9CA8).

The recipe behind #56A5AD is rgb(86, 165, 173), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #56A5AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#56A5AD color variations

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

#56A5AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#56A5AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#56A5AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#56A5AD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#56A5AD 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #56A5AD

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

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Fountain Blue color link
Fountain Blue

#65ADB2

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

#56A5AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56A5AD
  • RGB86, 165, 173
  • CMYK34, 3, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(86, 165, 173)
  • HSL186°, 35%, 51%
  • HSL Precise185.517°, 34.661%, 50.784%
  • HSV186°, 50%, 68%
  • HSB186°, 50%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.647, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.647, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.647, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID56A5AD
  • DECIMAL ID5678509
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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