#56C2AB#56C2AB
#56C2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.105 H 177.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 194, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 11.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.89, -36.62, 2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.89, 36.69, 176.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.44% -0.1053 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.44% 0.105 177.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4769, 43.4994, 45.3103) |
| Luminance | 0.4350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.65
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.65
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.99
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.07
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C2AB #C2566D
analogous
#56C275 #56C2AB #56A3C2
triadic
#56C2AB #AB56C2 #C2AB56
tetradic
#56C2AB #7556C2 #C2566D #A3C256
square
#56C2AB #7556C2 #C2566D #A3C256
split-complementary
#56C2AB #C256A3 #C27556
monochromatic
#2A7464 #3AA18B #56C2AB #83D2C1 #B0E2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#56C2AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#56C2AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C2AB
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C2AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C2AB | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABABAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#09C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c2ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 194, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.105 177.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd5c4',
500: '#56c2ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c2ab; $custom-light: #8fd5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c2ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 194,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.222,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74441,
"c": 0.10542,
"h": 177.1
},
"luminance": 0.43502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C2AB
secondary
#D1A3AD
accent
#516ED7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381