#56C0BF#56C0BF
#56C0BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.097 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C0BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 192, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.85, -30.51, -8.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.85, 31.74, 196.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.59% -0.0943 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.59% 0.097 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0874, 43.4362, 55.9731) |
| Luminance | 0.4344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.71
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.81
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C0BF #C05657
analogous
#56C08A #56C0BF #568CC0
triadic
#56C0BF #BF56C0 #C0BF56
tetradic
#56C0BF #8A56C0 #C05657 #8CC056
square
#56C0BF #8A56C0 #C05657 #8CC056
split-complementary
#56C0BF #C0568C #C08A56
monochromatic
#2A7171 #3B9E9D #56C0BF #83D1D0 #AFE1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#56C0BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#56C0BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C0BF
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C0BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C0BF | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B8BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ABC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c0bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 192, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.097 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d3d2',
500: '#56c0bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c0bf; $custom-light: #90d3d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c0bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 192,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.434,
"s": 45.69,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7459,
"c": 0.09734,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.43439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C0BF
secondary
#CFA2A3
accent
#5254D5
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382