#56ADA6#56ADA6
#56ADA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.085 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56ADA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 173, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 50%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.45, -27.91, -4.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.45, 28.27, 189.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.18% -0.0839 -0.0125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.18% 0.085 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6614, 34.6165, 41.3983) |
| Luminance | 0.3462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.76
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.54
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56ADA6 #AD565D
analogous
#56AD7A #56ADA6 #5688AD
triadic
#56ADA6 #A656AD #ADA656
tetradic
#56ADA6 #7A56AD #AD565D #88AD56
square
#56ADA6 #7A56AD #AD565D #88AD56
split-complementary
#56ADA6 #AD5688 #AD7A56
monochromatic
#2D5C58 #418580 #56ADA6 #7FC1BC #A8D5D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#56ADA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#56ADA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56ADA6
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56ADA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56ADA6 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A5A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969AA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#23B1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56ada6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 173, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.085 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc6c0',
500: '#56ada6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56ada6; $custom-light: #8dc6c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56ada6",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 173,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.172,
"s": 34.661,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69179,
"c": 0.08481,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.34619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56ADA6
secondary
#C39C9F
accent
#5D66CB
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281