#56E1CD#56E1CD
#56E1CD is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.602; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.123 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56E1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 225, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 8.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.96, -42.10, -1.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.96, 42.12, 181.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.92% -0.123 -0.0043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.92% 0.123 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7773, 60.2322, 67.1700) |
| Luminance | 0.6024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.80
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.54
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.60
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.07
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.12
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56E1CD #E1566A
analogous
#56E187 #56E1CD #56AFE1
triadic
#56E1CD #CD56E1 #E1CD56
tetradic
#56E1CD #8756E1 #E1566A #AFE156
square
#56E1CD #8756E1 #E1566A #AFE156
split-complementary
#56E1CD #E156AF #E18756
monochromatic
#1CA08D #26D4BB #56E1CD #8AEADC #BEF3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#56E1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.05
#56E1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56E1CD
13.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56E1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56E1CD | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.05 | 13.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C5CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56e1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 225, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.123 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ebdc',
500: '#56e1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56e1cd; $custom-light: #94ebdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56e1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 225,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.367,
"s": 69.849,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82915,
"c": 0.12306,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.60237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56E1CD
secondary
#A33847
accent
#142FD2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484