#56C6CF#56C6CF
#56C6CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.102 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C6CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 198, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 4.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.11, -29.02, -14.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.11, 32.25, 205.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.57% -0.094 -0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.57% 0.102 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2896, 46.8680, 66.2060) |
| Luminance | 0.4687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.85
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.39
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.12
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.02
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C6CF #CF5F56
analogous
#56CF9C #56C6CF #5689CF
triadic
#56C6CF #CF56C6 #C6CF56
tetradic
#56C6CF #9C56CF #CF5F56 #89CF56
square
#56C6CF #9C56CF #CF5F56 #89CF56
split-complementary
#56C6CF #CF5689 #CF9C56
monochromatic
#267E85 #33ABB5 #56C6CF #86D6DD #B5E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#56C6CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#56C6CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C6CF
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C6CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C6CF | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B0D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c6cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 198, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.102 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92d7dd',
500: '#56c6cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c6cf; $custom-light: #92d7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c6cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 198,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.463,
"s": 55.76,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76571,
"c": 0.10174,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.46872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C6CF
secondary
#D9ACA8
accent
#5449DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383