#56ABBC#56ABBC
#56ABBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.086 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56ABBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 171, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 54%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.3%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.54, -20.87, -16.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.54, 26.64, 218.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.48% -0.0723 -0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.48% 0.086 212.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4742, 34.7326, 52.8234) |
| Luminance | 0.3473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.81
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.88
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.44
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56ABBC #BC6756
analogous
#56BC9A #56ABBC #5678BC
triadic
#56ABBC #BC56AB #ABBC56
tetradic
#56ABBC #9A56BC #BC6756 #78BC56
square
#56ABBC #9A56BC #BC6756 #78BC56
split-complementary
#56ABBC #BC5678 #BC9A56
monochromatic
#2B626D #3C8998 #56ABBC #82C1CD #AED7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#56ABBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#56ABBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56ABBC
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56ABBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56ABBC | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56abbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 171, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.086 212.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec4d0',
500: '#56abbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56abbc; $custom-light: #8ec4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56abbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 171,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190,
"s": 43.22,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6948,
"c": 0.08557,
"h": 212.4
},
"luminance": 0.34735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56ABBC
secondary
#CDA8A1
accent
#6A55D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182