#56C7B4#56C7B4
#56C7B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.107 H 180.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C7B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 199, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 9.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.62, -36.68, -0.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.62, 36.68, 180.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.92% -0.1067 -0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.92% 0.107 180.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4957, 46.1174, 50.3602) |
| Luminance | 0.4612 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.14
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.10
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.43
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C7B4 #C75669
analogous
#56C77B #56C7B4 #56A1C7
triadic
#56C7B4 #B456C7 #C7B456
tetradic
#56C7B4 #7B56C7 #C75669 #A1C756
square
#56C7B4 #7B56C7 #C75669 #A1C756
split-complementary
#56C7B4 #C756A1 #C77B56
monochromatic
#287A6C #38A895 #56C7B4 #84D6C8 #B2E5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#56C7B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.22
#56C7B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C7B4
10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C7B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C7B4 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.22 | 10.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBCB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB0B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c7b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 199, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.107 180.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d8ca',
500: '#56c7b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c7b4; $custom-light: #90d8ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c7b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 199,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.912,
"s": 50.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75922,
"c": 0.1067,
"h": 180.5
},
"luminance": 0.46121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C7B4
secondary
#D4A5AD
accent
#4E66DA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382