#56C2AA#56C2AA
#56C2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.106 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 194, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 12.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.87, -36.87, 2.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.87, 36.97, 175.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.41% -0.1057 0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.41% 0.106 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3820, 43.4614, 44.8102) |
| Luminance | 0.4346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.72
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.73
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.40
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.91
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.92
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C2AA #C2566E
analogous
#56C274 #56C2AA #56A4C2
triadic
#56C2AA #AA56C2 #C2AA56
tetradic
#56C2AA #7456C2 #C2566E #A4C256
square
#56C2AA #7456C2 #C2566E #A4C256
split-complementary
#56C2AA #C256A4 #C27456
monochromatic
#2A7463 #3AA18A #56C2AA #83D2C1 #B0E2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#56C2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#56C2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C2AA
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C2AA | 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)
#BBB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABABAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0CC4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 194, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.106 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd5c3',
500: '#56c2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c2aa; $custom-light: #8fd5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 194,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74411,
"c": 0.10596,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.43464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C2AA
secondary
#D1A3AD
accent
#516FD7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FAF7
border
#CCD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381