#56ADAF#56ADAF
#56ADAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.084 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56ADAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 173, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 36%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 51%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -25.52, -9.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 27.08, 199.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.48% -0.08 -0.0251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.48% 0.084 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5160, 34.9583, 45.8994) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.95
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.90
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.85
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56ADAF #AF5856
analogous
#56AF84 #56ADAF #5680AF
triadic
#56ADAF #AF56AD #ADAF56
tetradic
#56ADAF #8456AF #AF5856 #80AF56
square
#56ADAF #8456AF #AF5856 #80AF56
split-complementary
#56ADAF #AF5680 #AF8456
monochromatic
#2D5D5E #408688 #56ADAF #80C1C3 #A9D5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#56ADAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#56ADAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56ADAF
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56ADAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56ADAF | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A6AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16B2AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56adaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 173, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.084 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc5c6',
500: '#56adaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56adaf; $custom-light: #8dc5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56adaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 173,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.348,
"s": 35.743,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69483,
"c": 0.0838,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.34961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56ADAF
secondary
#C49E9D
accent
#5F5CCC
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282