#56ABB7#56ABB7
#56ABB7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.084 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56ABB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 171, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 40%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 53%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.37, -22.29, -14.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.37, 26.34, 212.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.0743 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.084 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9445, 34.5207, 50.0338) |
| Luminance | 0.3452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.33
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.48
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.25
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56ABB7 #B76256
analogous
#56B793 #56ABB7 #567AB7
triadic
#56ABB7 #B756AB #ABB756
tetradic
#56ABB7 #9356B7 #B76256 #7AB756
square
#56ABB7 #9356B7 #B76256 #7AB756
split-complementary
#56ABB7 #B7567A #B79356
monochromatic
#2C6067 #3E8792 #56ABB7 #81C0C9 #ACD6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#56ABB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#56ABB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56ABB7
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56ABB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56ABB7 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA5B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9AB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#03B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56abb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 171, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.084 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc4cc',
500: '#56abb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56abb7; $custom-light: #8dc4cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56abb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 171,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.423,
"s": 40.249,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69292,
"c": 0.08382,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.34523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56ABB7
secondary
#C9A59F
accent
#6758D0
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182