#56ADA2#56ADA2
#56ADA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.086 H 184.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56ADA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 173, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 50%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.34, -28.95, -2.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.34, 29.05, 184.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.05% -0.0857 -0.0069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.05% 0.086 184.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3002, 34.4720, 39.4959) |
| Luminance | 0.3447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.10
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.02
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56ADA2 #AD5661
analogous
#56AD76 #56ADA2 #568CAD
triadic
#56ADA2 #A256AD #ADA256
tetradic
#56ADA2 #7656AD #AD5661 #8CAD56
square
#56ADA2 #7656AD #AD5661 #8CAD56
split-complementary
#56ADA2 #AD568C #AD7656
monochromatic
#2D5C56 #41857D #56ADA2 #7FC1B9 #A8D5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#56ADA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#56ADA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56ADA2
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56ADA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56ADA2 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A5A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979AA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#27B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56ada2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 173, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.086 184.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc6bd',
500: '#56ada2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56ada2; $custom-light: #8cc6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56ada2",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 173,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.414,
"s": 34.661,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6905,
"c": 0.08595,
"h": 184.6
},
"luminance": 0.34474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56ADA2
secondary
#C39CA1
accent
#5D6BCB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7D8281