#56C0BC#56C0BC
#56C0BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.098 H 191.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 192, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 2.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.76, -31.32, -7.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.76, 32.14, 193.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.49% -0.0956 -0.0201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.49% 0.098 191.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7606, 43.3054, 54.2522) |
| Luminance | 0.4331 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.95
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.71
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C0BC #C0565A
analogous
#56C087 #56C0BC #568FC0
triadic
#56C0BC #BC56C0 #C0BC56
tetradic
#56C0BC #8756C0 #C0565A #8FC056
square
#56C0BC #8756C0 #C0565A #8FC056
split-complementary
#56C0BC #C0568F #C08756
monochromatic
#2A716F #3B9E9A #56C0BC #83D1CE #AFE1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#56C0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#56C0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C0BC
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C0BC | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 192, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.098 191.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d3d0',
500: '#56c0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c0bc; $custom-light: #90d3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 192,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.736,
"s": 45.69,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74489,
"c": 0.09767,
"h": 191.9
},
"luminance": 0.43309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C0BC
secondary
#CFA2A4
accent
#5257D5
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382