#56D5AE#56D5AE
#56D5AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.526; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.126 H 169.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56D5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 213, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 60%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 18.3%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.65, -44.37, 8.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.65, 45.25, 168.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.15% -0.1244 0.0228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.15% 0.126 169.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2683, 52.6194, 48.3341) |
| Luminance | 0.5262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.14
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.54
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.26
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.41
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.81
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56D5AE #D5567D
analogous
#56D56E #56D5AE #56BCD5
triadic
#56D5AE #AE56D5 #D5AE56
tetradic
#56D5AE #6E56D5 #D5567D #BCD556
square
#56D5AE #6E56D5 #D5567D #BCD556
split-complementary
#56D5AE #D556BC #D56E56
monochromatic
#238D6D #2FBE93 #56D5AE #87E1C5 #B8EDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#56D5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.52
#56D5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56D5AE
11.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56D5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56D5AE | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.52 | 11.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0C8AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBAB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56d5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 213, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.126 169.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e2c6',
500: '#56d5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56d5ae; $custom-light: #91e2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56d5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 213,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.575,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79149,
"c": 0.12644,
"h": 169.6
},
"luminance": 0.52623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56D5AE
secondary
#933C57
accent
#4475E3
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8482