#56ACAA#56ACAA
#56ACAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.083 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56ACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 34%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 50%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.27, -26.36, -6.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.27, 27.27, 194.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.07% -0.081 -0.0193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.07% 0.083 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8430, 34.3835, 43.2972) |
| Luminance | 0.3439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.90
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.12
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56ACAA #AC5658
analogous
#56AC7F #56ACAA #5683AC
triadic
#56ACAA #AA56AC #ACAA56
tetradic
#56ACAA #7F56AC #AC5658 #83AC56
square
#56ACAA #7F56AC #AC5658 #83AC56
split-complementary
#56ACAA #AC5683 #AC7F56
monochromatic
#2D5B5A #418482 #56ACAA #7FC0BF #A8D4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#56ACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#56ACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56ACAA
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56ACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56ACAA | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A5AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949AAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EB0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56acaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.083 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc5c3',
500: '#56acaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56acaa; $custom-light: #8dc5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56acaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.605,
"s": 34.127,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6907,
"c": 0.08324,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.34386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56ACAA
secondary
#C29C9D
accent
#5E60CA
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281