#56C2B9#56C2B9
#56C2B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.100 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C2B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 194, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 4.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.27, -33.06, -4.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.27, 33.42, 188.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% -0.099 -0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.1 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8827, 44.0617, 52.7141) |
| Luminance | 0.4406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.13
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.24
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.65
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C2B9 #C2565F
analogous
#56C283 #56C2B9 #5695C2
triadic
#56C2B9 #B956C2 #C2B956
tetradic
#56C2B9 #8356C2 #C2565F #95C256
square
#56C2B9 #8356C2 #C2565F #95C256
split-complementary
#56C2B9 #C25695 #C28356
monochromatic
#2A746E #3AA198 #56C2B9 #83D2CC #B0E2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#56C2B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#56C2B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C2B9
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C2B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C2B9 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ACBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c2b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 194, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.100 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d5ce',
500: '#56c2b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c2b9; $custom-light: #90d5ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c2b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 194,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74871,
"c": 0.09998,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.44065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C2B9
secondary
#D1A3A7
accent
#515CD7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382