#56E3CD#56E3CD
#56E3CD is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.125 H 180.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56E3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 227, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 0%, 9.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.55, -42.98, -0.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.55, 42.98, 180.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.39% -0.125 -0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.39% 0.125 180.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3212, 61.3199, 67.3513) |
| Luminance | 0.6132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.34
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.92
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.15
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.94
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.00
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56E3CD #E3566C
analogous
#56E387 #56E3CD #56B3E3
triadic
#56E3CD #CD56E3 #E3CD56
tetradic
#56E3CD #8756E3 #E3566C #B3E356
square
#56E3CD #8756E3 #E3566C #B3E356
split-complementary
#56E3CD #E356B3 #E38756
monochromatic
#1BA48E #24D8BC #56E3CD #8BECDD #BFF4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#56E3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.26
#56E3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56E3CD
13.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56E3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56E3CD | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.26 | 13.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAD6CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E7DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56e3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 227, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.125 180.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94ecdc',
500: '#56e3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56e3cd; $custom-light: #94ecdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56e3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 227,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.638,
"s": 71.574,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83391,
"c": 0.12504,
"h": 180.9
},
"luminance": 0.61324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56E3CD
secondary
#A63748
accent
#1230D4
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8584