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#56afa2 color: Water Park

#56afa2 is rgb(86, 175, 162) in RGB and oklch(69.537% 0.0881 182.966) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

69.5%
0.088
183°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #56afa2

#56afa2 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 183°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.05:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54af9c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #56afa2 mixed with white

  1. 56afa2
  2. 69b7ab
  3. 7cbfb4
  4. 8dc7bd
  5. 9ecfc6
  6. aed7d0
  7. bedfd9
  8. cfe7e2
  9. dfefec
  10. eff7f5

Darker: #56afa2 mixed with black

  1. 56afa2
  2. 4a988c
  3. 3e8177
  4. 326b63
  5. 27564f
  6. 1c413c
  7. 122e2a
  8. 081c19
  9. 020b0a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #56afa2 with less saturation

  1. 56afa2
  2. 60ada1
  3. 69aca1
  4. 71aaa0
  5. 78a8a0
  6. 7fa69f
  7. 86a59f
  8. 8ca39e
  9. 92a19e
  10. 979f9d

Questions about #56afa2

What color is #56afa2?

#56afa2 is bright teal. The closest named color is Water Park. In RGB it is rgb(86, 175, 162), in HSL hsl(171.24, 35.74%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.537% 0.0881 182.966).

What colors go well with #56afa2?

The complementary color of #56afa2 is #cb8698. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #71ad83 and #53abbe. The triadic partners are #a890ca and #c49162.

Is white or black text more readable on #56afa2?

Black text reads better on #56afa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56afa2 a warm or cool color?

#56afa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 183 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.088.