#56D1CB#56D1CB
#56D1CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.109 H 190.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56D1CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 209, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 59%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 0%, 2.9%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.21, -35.35, -7.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.21, 36.09, 191.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.04% -0.1073 -0.0203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.04% 0.109 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4130, 51.8873, 64.5319) |
| Luminance | 0.5189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.95
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.01
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.72
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56D1CB #D1565C
analogous
#56D18D #56D1CB #5699D1
triadic
#56D1CB #CB56D1 #D1CB56
tetradic
#56D1CB #8D56D1 #D1565C #99D156
square
#56D1CB #8D56D1 #D1565C #99D156
split-complementary
#56D1CB #D15699 #D18D56
monochromatic
#258883 #32B8B1 #56D1CB #86DEDA #B6EBE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#56D1CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#56D1CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56D1CB
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56D1CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56D1CB | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.38 | 11.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56d1cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 209, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.109 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92dfda',
500: '#56d1cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56d1cb; $custom-light: #92dfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56d1cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 209,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.073,
"s": 57.209,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79043,
"c": 0.10917,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.51891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56D1CB
secondary
#8E3D41
accent
#474FE0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483