#56CFB9#56CFB9
#56CFB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.501; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.113 H 179.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56CFB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 207, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 10.6%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.13, -39.07, 0.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.13, 39.08, 178.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78% -0.113 0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.113 179.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9035, 50.1033, 53.7210) |
| Luminance | 0.5011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.92
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.72
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.96
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.40
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56CFB9 #CF566C
analogous
#56CF7D #56CFB9 #56A8CF
triadic
#56CFB9 #B956CF #CFB956
tetradic
#56CFB9 #7D56CF #CF566C #A8CF56
square
#56CFB9 #7D56CF #CF566C #A8CF56
split-complementary
#56CFB9 #CF56A8 #CF7D56
monochromatic
#268574 #33B59D #56CFB9 #86DDCD #B5EAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#56CFB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.02
#56CFB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56CFB9
11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56CFB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56CFB9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.02 | 11.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C4B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B6BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56cfb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 207, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.113 179.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91dece',
500: '#56cfb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56cfb9; $custom-light: #91dece; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56cfb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 207,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.091,
"s": 55.76,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78004,
"c": 0.11306,
"h": 179.2
},
"luminance": 0.50107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56CFB9
secondary
#8C3D4C
accent
#4964DF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFA
border
#CFD5D3
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8483