Information about #56B39D color

#56B39D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #56B39D is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 179, 157) — 33.7% red, 70.2% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 0 / 9 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #56B39D feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Puerto Rico (#59BAA3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Opal (#4AA89C) and Polished Pine (#5DA493).

The recipe behind #56B39D is rgb(86, 179, 157), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #56B39D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #56B39D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#56B39D color variations

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#56B39D 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 #56B39D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56B39D
  • RGB86, 179, 157
  • CMYK36, 0, 9, 30
  • CSSrgb(86, 179, 157)
  • HSL166°, 38%, 52%
  • HSL Precise165.806°, 37.959%, 51.961%
  • HSV166°, 52%, 70%
  • HSB166°, 52%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.702, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.702, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.702, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID56B39D
  • DECIMAL ID5682077
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01