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#56ae86 color: Green Tourmaline

#56ae86 is rgb(86, 174, 134) in RGB and oklch(68.496% 0.10478 162.137) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

68.5%
0.105
162°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #56ae86

#56ae86 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Tourmaline (#5eab81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #56ae86 mixed with white

  1. 56ae86
  2. 69b692
  3. 7bbe9d
  4. 8cc6a9
  5. 9dceb5
  6. aed7c1
  7. bedfcd
  8. cee7da
  9. dfefe6
  10. eff7f2

Darker: #56ae86 mixed with black

  1. 56ae86
  2. 4a9774
  3. 3e8062
  4. 326a51
  5. 275540
  6. 1c4130
  7. 122e21
  8. 081c13
  9. 020b06
  10. 000101

Calmer: #56ae86 with less saturation

  1. 56ae86
  2. 5fac88
  3. 68aa8a
  4. 6fa88c
  5. 76a68e
  6. 7da490
  7. 83a292
  8. 89a094
  9. 8f9e96
  10. 949c98

Questions about #56ae86

What color is #56ae86?

#56ae86 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Green Tourmaline. In RGB it is rgb(86, 174, 134), in HSL hsl(152.73, 35.2%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.496% 0.10478 162.137).

What colors go well with #56ae86?

The complementary color of #56ae86 is #c67fac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81a862 and #33aeab. The triadic partners are #9091d9 and #d08365.

Is white or black text more readable on #56ae86?

Black text reads better on #56ae86: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and black gives 7.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56ae86 a warm or cool color?

#56ae86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.105.