#56AAAE#56AAAE
#56AAAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.082 H 199.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56AAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 170, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 51%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.79, -24.28, -9.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.79, 26.22, 202.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.73% -0.0769 -0.0273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.73% 0.082 199.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8494, 33.7816, 45.1945) |
| Luminance | 0.3378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.95
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.64
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56AAAE #AE5A56
analogous
#56AE86 #56AAAE #567EAE
triadic
#56AAAE #AE56AA #AAAE56
tetradic
#56AAAE #8656AE #AE5A56 #7EAE56
square
#56AAAE #8656AE #AE5A56 #7EAE56
split-complementary
#56AAAE #AE567E #AE8656
monochromatic
#2D5B5D #408386 #56AAAE #7FBFC2 #A9D4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#56AAAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#56AAAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56AAAE
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56AAAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56AAAE | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A3AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9199AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1AAFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56aaae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 170, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.082 199.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc3c6',
500: '#56aaae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56aaae; $custom-light: #8dc3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56aaae",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 170,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.727,
"s": 35.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68727,
"c": 0.08166,
"h": 199.5
},
"luminance": 0.33784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56AAAE
secondary
#C39E9C
accent
#625DCB
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182