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#56aba8 color: Emerald Succulent

#56aba8 is rgb(86, 171, 168) in RGB and oklch(68.761% 0.08262 192.358) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

68.8%
0.083
192°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #56aba8

#56aba8 is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 68.8% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.7:1 contrast and black text 7.79:1, 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: #56aba8 mixed with white

  1. 56aba8
  2. 69b3b0
  3. 7bbcb9
  4. 8cc4c1
  5. 9dccca
  6. aed5d3
  7. bedddb
  8. cee6e4
  9. dfeeed
  10. eff7f6

Darker: #56aba8 mixed with black

  1. 56aba8
  2. 4a9492
  3. 3e7e7c
  4. 326867
  5. 275452
  6. 1c403f
  7. 122d2c
  8. 081b1a
  9. 020b0a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #56aba8 with less saturation

  1. 56aba8
  2. 5fa9a7
  3. 68a8a5
  4. 70a6a4
  5. 77a5a3
  6. 7da3a1
  7. 84a1a0
  8. 8aa09f
  9. 909e9d
  10. 959c9c

Questions about #56aba8

What color is #56aba8?

#56aba8 is soft cyan. The closest named color is Emerald Succulent. In RGB it is rgb(86, 171, 168), in HSL hsl(177.88, 33.6%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.761% 0.08262 192.358).

What colors go well with #56aba8?

The complementary color of #56aba8 is #c8858d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69ab8b and #5ca6c0. The triadic partners are #ac8cc0 and #ba9360.

Is white or black text more readable on #56aba8?

Black text reads better on #56aba8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and black gives 7.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56aba8 a warm or cool color?

#56aba8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 68.8% and its chroma 0.083.