#56B296#56B296
#56B296 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.098 H 171.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56B296 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 178, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 37%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 52%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.7%, 0%, 15.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, -34.28, 5.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 34.80, 170.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.92% -0.0969 0.0153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.92% 0.098 171) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2607, 36.0190, 34.4694) |
| Luminance | 0.3602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.59
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.64
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 7.03
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.19
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56B296 #B25672
analogous
#56B268 #56B296 #56A0B2
triadic
#56B296 #9656B2 #B29656
tetradic
#56B296 #6856B2 #B25672 #A0B256
square
#56B296 #6856B2 #B25672 #A0B256
split-complementary
#56B296 #B256A0 #B26856
monochromatic
#2C6151 #3F8B74 #56B296 #80C5B0 #AAD8CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#56B296 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#56B296 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56B296
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56B296 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56B296 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA895
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9E98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FB3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56b296; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 178, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.098 171.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc9b4',
500: '#56b296',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56b296; $custom-light: #8cc9b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56b296",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 178,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.739,
"s": 37.398,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69916,
"c": 0.09811,
"h": 171
},
"luminance": 0.36021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56B296
secondary
#C69EAA
accent
#5A7DCD
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280