#56E1CE#56E1CE
#56E1CE is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.123 H 182.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56E1CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 225, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 8.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.99, -41.84, -1.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.99, 41.88, 182.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.95% -0.1225 -0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.95% 0.123 182.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8984, 60.2806, 67.8078) |
| Luminance | 0.6028 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.57
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.68
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.78
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.87
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.96
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56E1CE #E15669
analogous
#56E188 #56E1CE #56AEE1
triadic
#56E1CE #CE56E1 #E1CE56
tetradic
#56E1CE #8856E1 #E15669 #AEE156
square
#56E1CE #8856E1 #E15669 #AEE156
split-complementary
#56E1CE #E156AE #E18856
monochromatic
#1CA08E #26D4BC #56E1CE #8AEADD #BEF3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#56E1CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.06
#56E1CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56E1CE
13.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56E1CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56E1CE | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.06 | 13.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D5CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C6D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56e1ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 225, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.123 182.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ebdc',
500: '#56e1ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56e1ce; $custom-light: #94ebdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56e1ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 225,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.799,
"s": 69.849,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82945,
"c": 0.12267,
"h": 182.6
},
"luminance": 0.60285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56E1CE
secondary
#A33847
accent
#142ED2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484