#56DCD3#56DCD3
#56DCD3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.117 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56DCD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 220, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 66%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 61%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 4.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.66, -38.30, -6.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.66, 38.84, 189.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.91% -0.1152 -0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.91% 0.117 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1836, 57.8636, 70.6138) |
| Luminance | 0.5787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.77
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.97
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.67
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.91
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.10
Bright Turquoise
#0FFEF9
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56DCD3 #DC565F
analogous
#56DC90 #56DCD3 #56A2DC
triadic
#56DCD3 #D356DC #DCD356
tetradic
#56DCD3 #9056DC #DC565F #A2DC56
square
#56DCD3 #9056DC #DC565F #A2DC56
split-complementary
#56DCD3 #DC56A2 #DC9056
monochromatic
#209890 #2ACBC0 #56DCD3 #89E6E0 #BBF1ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#56DCD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.57
#56DCD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56DCD3
12.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56DCD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56DCD3 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.57 | 12.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0D1D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC2D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56dcd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 220, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.117 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e7e0',
500: '#56dcd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56dcd3; $custom-light: #94e7e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56dcd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 220,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.97,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81912,
"c": 0.11665,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.57868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56DCD3
secondary
#9C3A40
accent
#3F4BE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484