#56A98D#56A98D
#56A98D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.092 H 169.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A98D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 169, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 33%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 49%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.1%, 0%, 16.6%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.57, -32.16, 6.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.57, 32.86, 168.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.44% -0.0906 0.0172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.44% 0.092 169.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8313, 32.2756, 30.2208) |
| Luminance | 0.3228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.59
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.44
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.54
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 6.18
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.53
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A98D #A95672
analogous
#56A963 #56A98D #569CA9
triadic
#56A98D #8D56A9 #A98D56
tetradic
#56A98D #6356A9 #A95672 #9CA956
square
#56A98D #6356A9 #A95672 #9CA956
split-complementary
#56A98D #A9569C #A96356
monochromatic
#2D5849 #41806B #56A98D #7FBEA8 #A7D2C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#56A98D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#56A98D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56A98D
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A98D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A98D | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59F8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98968F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37AAA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a98d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 169, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.092 169.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc3ae',
500: '#56a98d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a98d; $custom-light: #8bc3ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a98d",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 169,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.759,
"s": 32.549,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67438,
"c": 0.09222,
"h": 169.2
},
"luminance": 0.32277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A98D
secondary
#C09BA7
accent
#5F83C9
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#F0F8F4
border
#CBD1CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F