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#56aaa8 color: Emerald Succulent

#56aaa8 is rgb(86, 170, 168) in RGB and oklch(68.519% 0.08176 193.36) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

68.5%
0.082
193°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #56aaa8

#56aaa8 is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.72:1 contrast and black text 7.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Succulent (#55aaaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #56aaa8 mixed with white

  1. 56aaa8
  2. 69b2b0
  3. 7bbbb9
  4. 8cc3c1
  5. 9dccca
  6. aed4d3
  7. bedddb
  8. cee5e4
  9. deeeed
  10. eff6f6

Darker: #56aaa8 mixed with black

  1. 56aaa8
  2. 4a9392
  3. 3e7d7c
  4. 326867
  5. 275352
  6. 1c3f3f
  7. 122d2c
  8. 081b1a
  9. 020b0a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #56aaa8 with less saturation

  1. 56aaa8
  2. 5fa9a7
  3. 68a7a5
  4. 6fa5a4
  5. 76a4a2
  6. 7da2a1
  7. 83a19f
  8. 899f9e
  9. 8f9d9d
  10. 949b9b

Questions about #56aaa8

What color is #56aaa8?

#56aaa8 is soft cyan. The closest named color is Emerald Succulent. In RGB it is rgb(86, 170, 168), in HSL hsl(178.57, 33.07%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.519% 0.08176 193.36).

What colors go well with #56aaa8?

The complementary color of #56aaa8 is #c7858b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #68aa8c and #5da5bf. The triadic partners are #ac8bbe and #b99260.

Is white or black text more readable on #56aaa8?

Black text reads better on #56aaa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and black gives 7.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56aaa8 a warm or cool color?

#56aaa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.082.