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#56EAEF closest to Poseidon Jr.

#56EAEF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Poseidon Jr.. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 91.8% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(86, 234, 239)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 83% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 64% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #56EAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.41:1.

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Variations of #56EAEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#56EAEF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#56EAEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #56EAEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3CEF0
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAE0F0
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1E1F0
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3CEF0
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADD9F0
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00F2EB
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #20EDED
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0DBDC

#56EAEF contrast checker

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1.46:1 Very poor#56EAEF text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.41:1 Super#56EAEF text on black
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#56EAEF in CSS

/* Poseidon Jr. */
.color { color: #56EAEF; }
.background { background-color: #56EAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #56EAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(86 234 239);
color: hsl(182 83% 64%);
color: oklch(0.861 0.124 198.3);

#56EAEF FAQ

What color is #56EAEF?

#56EAEF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #56EAEF?

#56EAEF is rgb(86, 234, 239) in RGB, hsl(182, 83%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(64%, 2%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #56EAEF?

The complementary color of #56EAEF is #EF5B56, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #56EAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #56EAEF: 14.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #56EAEF a warm or cool color?

#56EAEF is a cool color.