#56D7CC#56D7CC
#56D7CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.114 H 187.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56D7CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 215, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 62%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 5.1%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -37.85, -5.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 38.20, 187.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.5% -0.1131 -0.0146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.5% 0.114 187.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0324, 54.9349, 65.6615) |
| Luminance | 0.5494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.57
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.88
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.68
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.97
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.42
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56D7CC #D75661
analogous
#56D78C #56D7CC #56A2D7
triadic
#56D7CC #CC56D7 #D7CC56
tetradic
#56D7CC #8C56D7 #D75661 #A2D756
square
#56D7CC #8C56D7 #D75661 #A2D756
split-complementary
#56D7CC #D756A2 #D78C56
monochromatic
#229087 #2EC2B5 #56D7CC #87E3DB #B9EEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#56D7CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#56D7CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56D7CC
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56D7CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56D7CC | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCCCCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BDCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56d7cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 215, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.114 187.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e4db',
500: '#56d7cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56d7cc; $custom-light: #93e4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56d7cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 215,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.884,
"s": 61.722,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80502,
"c": 0.11404,
"h": 187.3
},
"luminance": 0.54939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56D7CC
secondary
#963B43
accent
#4351E5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484