#56C1AE#56C1AE
#56C1AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.103 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 193, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 55%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 0%, 9.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, -35.41, 0.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 35.41, 179.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.29% -0.1028 0.0001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.29% 0.103 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5443, 43.1714, 46.7594) |
| Luminance | 0.4317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.34
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.50
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.62
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.69
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C1AE #C15669
analogous
#56C179 #56C1AE #569EC1
triadic
#56C1AE #AE56C1 #C1AE56
tetradic
#56C1AE #7956C1 #C15669 #9EC156
square
#56C1AE #7956C1 #C15669 #9EC156
split-complementary
#56C1AE #C1569E #C17956
monochromatic
#2A7366 #3A9F8D #56C1AE #83D1C3 #B0E2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#56C1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#56C1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C1AE
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C1AE | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB7AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ABB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#01C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 193, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.103 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd4c6',
500: '#56c1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c1ae; $custom-light: #8fd4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 193,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.346,
"s": 46.32,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74287,
"c": 0.10284,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.43174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C1AE
secondary
#D0A3AB
accent
#5269D6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382