#56BBC2#56BBC2
#56BBC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.094 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56BBC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 187, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.46, -27.25, -12.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.46, 29.97, 204.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.5% -0.0875 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.5% 0.094 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3416, 41.4111, 57.3699) |
| Luminance | 0.4141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.44
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.39
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.64
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.10
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56BBC2 #C25D56
analogous
#56C293 #56BBC2 #5685C2
triadic
#56BBC2 #C256BB #BBC256
tetradic
#56BBC2 #9356C2 #C25D56 #85C256
square
#56BBC2 #9356C2 #C25D56 #85C256
split-complementary
#56BBC2 #C25685 #C29356
monochromatic
#2A6F74 #3A9AA1 #56BBC2 #83CDD2 #B0DFE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#56BBC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#56BBC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56BBC2
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56BBC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56BBC2 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB4C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA7C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56bbc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 187, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.094 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90cfd4',
500: '#56bbc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56bbc2; $custom-light: #90cfd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56bbc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 187,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.889,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73501,
"c": 0.09408,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.41414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56BBC2
secondary
#D1A6A3
accent
#5A51D7
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F9FA
border
#CCD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283