#56ACBE#56ACBE
#56ACBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.087 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56ACBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 172, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 44%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.90, -20.81, -17.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.90, 26.95, 219.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.79% -0.0726 -0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.79% 0.087 213.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8809, 35.1986, 54.0299) |
| Luminance | 0.3520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.47
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.25
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.83
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.86
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.07
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56ACBE #BE6856
analogous
#56BE9C #56ACBE #5678BE
triadic
#56ACBE #BE56AC #ACBE56
tetradic
#56ACBE #9C56BE #BE6856 #78BE56
square
#56ACBE #9C56BE #BE6856 #78BE56
split-complementary
#56ACBE #BE5678 #BE9C56
monochromatic
#2B636F #3C8B9B #56ACBE #82C2CF #AED7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#56ACBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#56ACBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56ACBE
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56ACBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56ACBE | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA7BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56acbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 172, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.087 213.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec5d1',
500: '#56acbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56acbe; $custom-light: #8ec5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56acbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 172,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.385,
"s": 44.444,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69794,
"c": 0.08669,
"h": 213.1
},
"luminance": 0.35201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56ACBE
secondary
#CEA9A2
accent
#6A54D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182