#56B2BD#56B2BD

#56B2BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.089 H 205.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56B2BD
RGB	rgb(86, 178, 189)
HSL	hsl(186, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(186, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.64, -24.16, -13.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.64, 27.89, 210.00°)
OKLab	oklab(71.18% -0.0797 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(71.18% 0.089 205.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.9397, 37.4906, 53.8456)
Luminance	0.3749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56B2BD #BD6156

analogous

#56BD95 #56B2BD #567FBD

triadic

#56B2BD #BD56B2 #B2BD56

tetradic

#56B2BD #9556BD #BD6156 #7FBD56

square

#56B2BD #9556BD #BD6156 #7FBD56

split-complementary

#56B2BD #BD567F #BD9556

monochromatic

#2B676E #3C909A #56B2BD #82C6CE #AEDADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#56B2BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#56B2BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #56B2BD

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56B2BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##56B2BD	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B8B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56b2bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 178, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.089 205.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec9d0',
    500: '#56b2bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56b2bd;
$custom-light: #8ec9d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56b2bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.408,
    "s": 43.83,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7118,
    "c": 0.08854,
    "h": 205.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56B2BD

secondary

#CDA6A1

accent

#6254D4

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #56B2BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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