#56CBD4#56CBD4
#56CBD4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.105 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56CBD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 203, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 59%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 4.2%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.72, -30.04, -14.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.72, 33.30, 205.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.93% -0.0972 -0.0397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.93% 0.105 202.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0723, 49.4399, 69.8637) |
| Luminance | 0.4944 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.39
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.41
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.61
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.06
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.28
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56CBD4 #D45F56
analogous
#56D49E #56CBD4 #568CD4
triadic
#56CBD4 #D456CB #CBD456
tetradic
#56CBD4 #9E56D4 #D45F56 #8CD456
square
#56CBD4 #9E56D4 #D45F56 #8CD456
split-complementary
#56CBD4 #D4568C #D49E56
monochromatic
#24858C #30B3BD #56CBD4 #87DAE0 #B8E9ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#56CBD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.89
#56CBD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56CBD4
10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56CBD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56CBD4 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.89 | 10.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC3D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B4D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56cbd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 203, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.105 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92dbe1',
500: '#56cbd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56cbd4; $custom-light: #92dbe1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56cbd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 203,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.286,
"s": 59.434,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77928,
"c": 0.10499,
"h": 202.2
},
"luminance": 0.49444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56CBD4
secondary
#DCADAA
accent
#5045E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383