#56BA8D#56BA8D
#56BA8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.116 H 161.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56BA8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 186, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 42%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 24.2%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.76, -39.95, 14.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.76, 42.36, 160.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.66% -0.1102 0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.66% 0.116 161.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2021, 39.0170, 31.3444) |
| Luminance | 0.3902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.82
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.28
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.43
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 4.74
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56BA8D #BA5683
analogous
#56BA5B #56BA8D #56B5BA
triadic
#56BA8D #8D56BA #BA8D56
tetradic
#56BA8D #5B56BA #BA5683 #B5BA56
square
#56BA8D #5B56BA #BA5683 #B5BA56
split-complementary
#56BA8D #BA56B5 #BA5B56
monochromatic
#2B6A4E #3D966E #56BA8D #81CCAA #ADDDC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#56BA8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.80
#56BA8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56BA8D
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56BA8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56BA8D | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AE8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A490
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#32BAAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56ba8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 186, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.116 161.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dcfae',
500: '#56ba8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56ba8d; $custom-light: #8dcfae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56ba8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 186,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153,
"s": 42.017,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71661,
"c": 0.11594,
"h": 161.9
},
"luminance": 0.39019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56BA8D
secondary
#CBA0B4
accent
#568ED2
background
#F9FCFA
surface
#F1F9F4
border
#CBD2CE
text
#0D1410
muted
#7E827F