#56C2C8#56C2C8
#56C2C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.099 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C2C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 194, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 3%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.71, -29.02, -12.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.71, 31.54, 203.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.38% -0.0926 -0.0342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.38% 0.099 200.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5505, 44.7288, 61.4978) |
| Luminance | 0.4473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.83
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.62
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C2C8 #C85C56
analogous
#56C895 #56C2C8 #5689C8
triadic
#56C2C8 #C856C2 #C2C856
tetradic
#56C2C8 #9556C8 #C85C56 #89C856
square
#56C2C8 #9556C8 #C85C56 #89C856
split-complementary
#56C2C8 #C85689 #C89556
monochromatic
#28777B #37A4AA #56C2C8 #84D3D7 #B2E3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#56C2C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#56C2C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C2C8
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C2C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C2C8 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BAC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3ADC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c2c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 194, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.099 200.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d4d8',
500: '#56c2c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c2c8; $custom-light: #91d4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c2c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 194,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.158,
"s": 50.893,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75376,
"c": 0.09874,
"h": 200.3
},
"luminance": 0.44732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C2C8
secondary
#D4A8A5
accent
#554DDA
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8383