#56ABA4#56ABA4
#56ABA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.083 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56ABA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 171, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 34%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 50%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 0%, 4.1%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.79, -27.45, -4.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.79, 27.79, 188.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.63% -0.0825 -0.0121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.63% 0.083 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0987, 33.7824, 40.3128) |
| Luminance | 0.3378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.27
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.91
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.19
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56ABA4 #AB565D
analogous
#56AB79 #56ABA4 #5687AB
triadic
#56ABA4 #A456AB #ABA456
tetradic
#56ABA4 #7956AB #AB565D #87AB56
square
#56ABA4 #7956AB #AB565D #87AB56
split-complementary
#56ABA4 #AB5687 #AB7956
monochromatic
#2D5A56 #41837D #56ABA4 #7FBFBA #A8D4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#56ABA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#56ABA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56ABA4
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56ABA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56ABA4 | 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)
#A3A3A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9599A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56aba4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 171, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.083 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc4be',
500: '#56aba4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56aba4; $custom-light: #8cc4be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56aba4",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 171,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.059,
"s": 33.597,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68628,
"c": 0.08334,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.33785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56ABA4
secondary
#C19B9F
accent
#5E67CA
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1212
muted
#7D8181