#56C8A8#56C8A8
#56C8A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.114 H 171.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.62, -40.06, 6.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.62, 40.56, 171.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% -0.1132 0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.114 171.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5566, 46.1111, 44.2755) |
| Luminance | 0.4611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.09
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.08
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.99
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.10
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C8A8 #C85676
analogous
#56C86F #56C8A8 #56AFC8
triadic
#56C8A8 #A856C8 #C8A856
tetradic
#56C8A8 #6F56C8 #C85676 #AFC856
square
#56C8A8 #6F56C8 #C85676 #AFC856
split-complementary
#56C8A8 #C856AF #C86F56
monochromatic
#287B64 #37AA89 #56C8A8 #84D7C0 #B2E6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#56C8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.22
#56C8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C8A8
10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C8A8 | 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)
#C2BCA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B0AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#08CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.114 171.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d9c1',
500: '#56c8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c8a8; $custom-light: #90d9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.158,
"s": 50.893,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75818,
"c": 0.11435,
"h": 171.9
},
"luminance": 0.46114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C8A8
secondary
#D4A5B3
accent
#4D75DA
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FAF7
border
#CCD3D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381