#56D2CD#56D2CD
#56D2CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.110 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56D2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 210, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 58%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 59%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 0%, 2.4%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.56, -35.28, -7.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.56, 36.14, 192.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.35% -0.1075 -0.0218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.35% 0.11 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8990, 52.4755, 65.8772) |
| Luminance | 0.5248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.94
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.82
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.06
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.38
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56D2CD #D2565B
analogous
#56D28F #56D2CD #5699D2
triadic
#56D2CD #CD56D2 #D2CD56
tetradic
#56D2CD #8F56D2 #D2565B #99D256
square
#56D2CD #8F56D2 #D2565B #99D256
split-complementary
#56D2CD #D25699 #D28F56
monochromatic
#258985 #31B9B4 #56D2CD #86DFDB #B7ECEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#56D2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.50
#56D2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56D2CD
11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56D2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56D2CD | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C8CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56d2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 210, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.110 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e0dc',
500: '#56d2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56d2cd; $custom-light: #93e0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56d2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 210,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.581,
"s": 57.944,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79346,
"c": 0.10965,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.52479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56D2CD
secondary
#903D40
accent
#474DE1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484