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#56bc88 color: Bleached Olive

#56bc88 is rgb(86, 188, 136) in RGB and oklch(72.039% 0.12311 158.785) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

72%
0.123
159°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #56bc88

#56bc88 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.94:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55bb88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #56bc88 mixed with white

  1. 56bc88
  2. 6ac394
  3. 7dca9f
  4. 8ed1ab
  5. 9fd7b7
  6. b0dec2
  7. c0e5ce
  8. d0ebda
  9. dff2e7
  10. eff8f3

Darker: #56bc88 mixed with black

  1. 56bc88
  2. 4aa375
  3. 3e8b63
  4. 327352
  5. 275d41
  6. 1c4731
  7. 123222
  8. 081f13
  9. 020d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56bc88 with less saturation

  1. 56bc88
  2. 61ba8b
  3. 6bb88e
  4. 74b691
  5. 7cb394
  6. 84b197
  7. 8baf9a
  8. 92ac9c
  9. 98aa9f
  10. 9fa7a2

Questions about #56bc88

What color is #56bc88?

#56bc88 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Bleached Olive. In RGB it is rgb(86, 188, 136), in HSL hsl(149.41, 43.22%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.039% 0.12311 158.785).

What colors go well with #56bc88?

The complementary color of #56bc88 is #d785be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8db45d and #10bdb4. The triadic partners are #949cf1 and #e6886a.

Is white or black text more readable on #56bc88?

Black text reads better on #56bc88: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and black gives 8.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56bc88 a warm or cool color?

#56bc88 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 72% and its chroma 0.123.