#56DCD0#56DCD0
#56DCD0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.117 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56DCD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 220, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 5.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.58, -39.08, -4.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.58, 39.40, 187.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.82% -0.1165 -0.0141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.82% 0.117 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8110, 57.7146, 68.6515) |
| Luminance | 0.5772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.99
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.40
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.49
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.76
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56DCD0 #DC5662
analogous
#56DC8D #56DCD0 #56A5DC
triadic
#56DCD0 #D056DC #DCD056
tetradic
#56DCD0 #8D56DC #DC5662 #A5DC56
square
#56DCD0 #8D56DC #DC5662 #A5DC56
split-complementary
#56DCD0 #DC56A5 #DC8D56
monochromatic
#20988D #2ACBBC #56DCD0 #89E6DE #BBF1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#56DCD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.54
#56DCD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56DCD0
12.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56DCD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56DCD0 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.54 | 12.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1D1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC2D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56dcd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 220, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.117 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e7de',
500: '#56dcd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56dcd0; $custom-light: #94e7de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56dcd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 220,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.627,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81817,
"c": 0.11739,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.57719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56DCD0
secondary
#9C3A43
accent
#3F4EE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484