#56DDC9#56DDC9
#56DDC9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.121 H 181.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56DDC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 221, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 61%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 9%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.69, -41.33, -1.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.69, 41.34, 181.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.84% -0.1206 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.84% 0.121 181.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2320, 57.9041, 64.3034) |
| Luminance | 0.5791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.02
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.95
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.32
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.52
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.69
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56DDC9 #DD566A
analogous
#56DD85 #56DDC9 #56ADDD
triadic
#56DDC9 #C956DD #DDC956
tetradic
#56DDC9 #8556DD #DD566A #ADDD56
square
#56DDC9 #8556DD #DD566A #ADDD56
split-complementary
#56DDC9 #DD56AD #DD8556
monochromatic
#1F9A87 #29CDB4 #56DDC9 #89E7D9 #BCF2EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#56DDC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.58
#56DDC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56DDC9
12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56DDC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56DDC9 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.58 | 12.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4D1C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56ddc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 221, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.121 181.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e8d9',
500: '#56ddc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56ddc9; $custom-light: #94e8d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56ddc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 221,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.111,
"s": 66.502,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81841,
"c": 0.12067,
"h": 181.7
},
"luminance": 0.57908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56DDC9
secondary
#9E3A48
accent
#1732CE
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483