#56D7CD#56D7CD
#56D7CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.114 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56D7CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 215, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 62%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 60%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 4.7%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.03, -37.59, -5.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.03, 38.01, 188.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.53% -0.1127 -0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.53% 0.114 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1527, 54.9830, 66.2952) |
| Luminance | 0.5499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.31
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.08
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.40
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.26
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.63
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56D7CD #D75660
analogous
#56D78D #56D7CD #56A1D7
triadic
#56D7CD #CD56D7 #D7CD56
tetradic
#56D7CD #8D56D7 #D75660 #A1D756
square
#56D7CD #8D56D7 #D75660 #A1D756
split-complementary
#56D7CD #D756A1 #D78D56
monochromatic
#229088 #2EC2B6 #56D7CD #87E3DC #B9EEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#56D7CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#56D7CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56D7CD
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56D7CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56D7CD | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCCCCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56d7cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 215, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.114 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e4dc',
500: '#56d7cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56d7cd; $custom-light: #93e4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56d7cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 215,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.349,
"s": 61.722,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80534,
"c": 0.11379,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.54987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56D7CD
secondary
#963B42
accent
#4350E5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484