#56C99E#56C99E
#56C99E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.123 H 165.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 201, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 21.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.69, -42.80, 11.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.69, 44.41, 164.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.8% -0.1189 0.0303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.8% 0.123 165.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8929, 46.2174, 39.6339) |
| Luminance | 0.4622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.69
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.68
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.37
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.66
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.20
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C99E #C95681
analogous
#56C965 #56C99E #56BBC9
triadic
#56C99E #9E56C9 #C99E56
tetradic
#56C99E #6556C9 #C95681 #BBC956
square
#56C99E #6556C9 #C95681 #BBC956
split-complementary
#56C99E #C956BB #C96556
monochromatic
#287D5D #37AB80 #56C99E #84D8B9 #B3E7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#56C99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#56C99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C99E
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C99E | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5BC9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B0A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BC9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 201, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.123 165.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fdaba',
500: '#56c99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c99e; $custom-light: #8fdaba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 201,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.565,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75797,
"c": 0.12268,
"h": 165.7
},
"luminance": 0.4622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C99E
secondary
#D5A6B7
accent
#4D82DB
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FBF6
border
#CCD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7E8380