#56C1BB#56C1BB
#56C1BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.099 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C1BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 193, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 55%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.03, -32.06, -6.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.03, 32.67, 191.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.7% -0.0971 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.7% 0.099 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8735, 43.7031, 53.7599) |
| Luminance | 0.4371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.55
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.36
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C1BB #C1565C
analogous
#56C186 #56C1BB #5691C1
triadic
#56C1BB #BB56C1 #C1BB56
tetradic
#56C1BB #8656C1 #C1565C #91C156
square
#56C1BB #8656C1 #C1565C #91C156
split-complementary
#56C1BB #C15691 #C18656
monochromatic
#2A736F #3A9F9A #56C1BB #83D1CD #B0E2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#56C1BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#56C1BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C1BB
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C1BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C1BB | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ABBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c1bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 193, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.099 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d4cf',
500: '#56c1bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c1bb; $custom-light: #90d4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c1bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 193,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.636,
"s": 46.32,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74696,
"c": 0.09867,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.43706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C1BB
secondary
#D0A3A5
accent
#5259D6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382