#56C2BC#56C2BC
#56C2BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.099 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 194, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.36, -32.27, -6.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.36, 32.89, 191.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.97% -0.0977 -0.0177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.97% 0.099 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2027, 44.1897, 54.3996) |
| Luminance | 0.4419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.64
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.16
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C2BC #C2565C
analogous
#56C286 #56C2BC #5692C2
triadic
#56C2BC #BC56C2 #C2BC56
tetradic
#56C2BC #8656C2 #C2565C #92C256
square
#56C2BC #8656C2 #C2565C #92C256
split-complementary
#56C2BC #C25692 #C28656
monochromatic
#2A7470 #3AA19B #56C2BC #83D2CE #B0E2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#56C2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#56C2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C2BC
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C2BC | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B9BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ACBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 194, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.099 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d5d0',
500: '#56c2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c2bc; $custom-light: #90d5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 194,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.667,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74969,
"c": 0.09934,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.44193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C2BC
secondary
#D1A3A6
accent
#5159D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382