#56ACBD#56ACBD

#56ACBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.086 H 212.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56ACBD
RGB	rgb(86, 172, 189)
HSL	hsl(190, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(190, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.87, -21.10, -16.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.87, 26.86, 218.23°)
OKLab	oklab(69.76% -0.073 -0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(69.76% 0.086 212.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.7719, 35.1550, 53.4563)
Luminance	0.3516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56ACBD #BD6756

analogous

#56BD9B #56ACBD #5679BD

triadic

#56ACBD #BD56AC #ACBD56

tetradic

#56ACBD #9B56BD #BD6756 #79BD56

square

#56ACBD #9B56BD #BD6756 #79BD56

split-complementary

#56ACBD #BD5679 #BD9B56

monochromatic

#2B636E #3C8A9A #56ACBD #82C2CE #AED7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.61

#56ACBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.03

#56ACBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #56ACBD

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56ACBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##56ACBD	1.00	2.61	8.03	8.03
#FFFFFF	2.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EA7BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F9BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56acbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 172, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.086 212.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec5d0',
    500: '#56acbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56acbd;
$custom-light: #8ec5d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56acbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.903,
    "s": 43.83,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69755,
    "c": 0.08627,
    "h": 212.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.35158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56ACBD

secondary

#CDA9A1

accent

#6954D4

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1214

muted

#7E8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #56ACBD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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