#56D3C2#56D3C2
#56D3C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.113 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56D3C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 211, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 59%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.2%, 0%, 8.1%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.55, -38.61, -1.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.55, 38.66, 182.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.24% -0.1133 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.24% 0.113 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8652, 52.4582, 59.2111) |
| Luminance | 0.5246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.41
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.24
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.10
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.74
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.51
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56D3C2 #D35667
analogous
#56D383 #56D3C2 #56A5D3
triadic
#56D3C2 #C256D3 #D3C256
tetradic
#56D3C2 #8356D3 #D35667 #A5D356
square
#56D3C2 #8356D3 #D35667 #A5D356
split-complementary
#56D3C2 #D356A5 #D38356
monochromatic
#248B7D #31BBA8 #56D3C2 #87E0D4 #B7ECE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#56D3C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.49
#56D3C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56D3C2
11.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56D3C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56D3C2 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.49 | 11.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAC8C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7BAC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56d3c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 211, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.113 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e1d4',
500: '#56d3c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56d3c2; $custom-light: #92e1d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56d3c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 211,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.84,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79236,
"c": 0.11344,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.52462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56D3C2
secondary
#913C48
accent
#465BE2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483