#56C8A3#56C8A3
#56C8A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.118 H 168.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 200, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 18.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.50, -41.23, 8.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.50, 42.17, 167.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.68% -0.1155 0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.68% 0.118 168.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0997, 45.9283, 41.8694) |
| Luminance | 0.4593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 1.92
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.24
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.73
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.16
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.32
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C8A3 #C8567B
analogous
#56C86A #56C8A3 #56B4C8
triadic
#56C8A3 #A356C8 #C8A356
tetradic
#56C8A3 #6A56C8 #C8567B #B4C856
square
#56C8A3 #6A56C8 #C8567B #B4C856
split-complementary
#56C8A3 #C856B4 #C86A56
monochromatic
#287B60 #37AA84 #56C8A3 #84D7BC #B2E6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#56C8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#56C8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C8A3
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C8A3 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BCA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B0A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 200, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.118 168.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd9be',
500: '#56c8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c8a3; $custom-light: #8fd9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 200,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.526,
"s": 50.893,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75682,
"c": 0.11771,
"h": 168.9
},
"luminance": 0.45931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C8A3
secondary
#D4A5B5
accent
#4D7BDA
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FAF6
border
#CCD3D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381