#56C0BE#56C0BE
#56C0BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.097 H 193.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C0BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 192, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.82, -30.78, -8.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.82, 31.87, 195.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.56% -0.0947 -0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.56% 0.097 193.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9777, 43.3923, 55.3955) |
| Luminance | 0.4340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.59
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C0BE #C05658
analogous
#56C089 #56C0BE #568DC0
triadic
#56C0BE #BE56C0 #C0BE56
tetradic
#56C0BE #8956C0 #C05658 #8DC056
square
#56C0BE #8956C0 #C05658 #8DC056
split-complementary
#56C0BE #C0568D #C08956
monochromatic
#2A7170 #3B9E9C #56C0BE #83D1CF #AFE1E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#56C0BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#56C0BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C0BE
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C0BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C0BE | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B7BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ABBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c0be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 192, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.097 193.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d3d1',
500: '#56c0be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c0be; $custom-light: #90d3d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c0be",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 192,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.868,
"s": 45.69,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74556,
"c": 0.09742,
"h": 193.6
},
"luminance": 0.43395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C0BE
secondary
#CFA2A3
accent
#5255D5
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382