#56C49E#56C49E
#56C49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.116 H 167.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 196, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 48%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 56%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 0%, 19.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.18, -40.61, 9.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.18, 41.75, 166.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.57% -0.1134 0.0248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.57% 0.116 167.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7463, 43.9241, 39.2517) |
| Luminance | 0.4393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.79
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.75
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.04
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.05
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.14
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C49E #C4567C
analogous
#56C467 #56C49E #56B3C4
triadic
#56C49E #9E56C4 #C49E56
tetradic
#56C49E #6756C4 #C4567C #B3C456
square
#56C49E #6756C4 #C4567C #B3C456
split-complementary
#56C49E #C456B3 #C46756
monochromatic
#29765C #39A47F #56C49E #83D4B8 #B1E4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#56C49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#56C49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C49E
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C49E | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B89C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFACA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1FC5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 196, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.116 167.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd6ba',
500: '#56c49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c49e; $custom-light: #8fd6ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 196,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.273,
"s": 48.246,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74568,
"c": 0.11612,
"h": 167.7
},
"luminance": 0.43927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C49E
secondary
#D2A4B4
accent
#507FD8
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7E8380