#56C09C#56C09C

#56C09C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.112 H 168.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56C09C
RGB	rgb(86, 192, 156)
HSL	hsl(160, 46%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(160, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 18.7%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.92, -39.28, 8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.92, 40.30, 167.11°)
OKLab	oklab(73.53% -0.1099 0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(73.53% 0.112 168.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.6853, 42.0753, 38.0557)
Luminance	0.4208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56C09C #C0567A

analogous

#56C067 #56C09C #56AFC0

triadic

#56C09C #9C56C0 #C09C56

tetradic

#56C09C #6756C0 #C0567A #AFC056

square

#56C09C #6756C0 #C0567A #AFC056

split-complementary

#56C09C #C056AF #C06756

monochromatic

#2A7159 #3B9E7C #56C09C #83D1B6 #AFE1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#56C09C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.42

#56C09C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #56C09C

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56C09C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##56C09C	1.00	2.23	9.42	9.42
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCB49A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACA99E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23C1B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56c09c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 192, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.112 168.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ed3b9',
    500: '#56c09c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56c09c;
$custom-light: #8ed3b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56c09c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159.623,
    "s": 45.69,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73531,
    "c": 0.11233,
    "h": 168.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.42078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56C09C

secondary

#CFA2B2

accent

#527FD5

background

#F9FDFB

surface

#F1FAF6

border

#CBD3D0

text

#0D1411

muted

#7E8380

Preview Lab

Preview with #56C09C

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

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