#56C2BD#56C2BD
#56C2BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.099 H 191.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 194, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 2.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.38, -32.01, -6.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.38, 32.73, 192.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75% -0.0973 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.099 191.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3109, 44.2330, 54.9693) |
| Luminance | 0.4424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.65
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.49
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C2BD #C2565B
analogous
#56C287 #56C2BD #5691C2
triadic
#56C2BD #BD56C2 #C2BD56
tetradic
#56C2BD #8756C2 #C2565B #91C256
square
#56C2BD #8756C2 #C2565B #91C256
split-complementary
#56C2BD #C25691 #C28756
monochromatic
#2A7470 #3AA19C #56C2BD #83D2CF #B0E2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#56C2BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#56C2BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C2BD
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C2BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C2BD | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B9BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ACBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c2bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 194, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.099 191.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d5d0',
500: '#56c2bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c2bd; $custom-light: #90d5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c2bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 194,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.222,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75002,
"c": 0.09917,
"h": 191.1
},
"luminance": 0.44236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C2BD
secondary
#D1A3A5
accent
#5157D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382