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#56bea1 color: Peppermint Fresh

#56bea1 is rgb(86, 190, 161) in RGB and oklch(73.176% 0.10637 172.353) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

73.2%
0.106
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #56bea1

#56bea1 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peppermint Fresh (#64be9f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #56bea1 mixed with white

  1. 56bea1
  2. 6bc5aa
  3. 7dcbb3
  4. 8fd2bc
  5. a0d8c6
  6. b0dfcf
  7. c0e5d8
  8. d0ece2
  9. e0f2ec
  10. eff9f5

Darker: #56bea1 mixed with black

  1. 56bea1
  2. 4aa58b
  3. 3e8c76
  4. 327562
  5. 275e4e
  6. 1c483c
  7. 12332a
  8. 081f19
  9. 020d09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56bea1 with less saturation

  1. 56bea1
  2. 62bca2
  3. 6cbaa2
  4. 76b8a3
  5. 7eb6a4
  6. 86b4a5
  7. 8eb1a5
  8. 95afa6
  9. 9bada7
  10. a2aaa7

Questions about #56bea1

What color is #56bea1?

#56bea1 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Peppermint Fresh. In RGB it is rgb(86, 190, 161), in HSL hsl(163.27, 44.44%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.176% 0.10637 172.353).

What colors go well with #56bea1?

The complementary color of #56bea1 is #dc8caf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #80b97b and #42bcc5. The triadic partners are #aa9ce6 and #dd9568.

Is white or black text more readable on #56bea1?

Black text reads better on #56bea1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56bea1 a warm or cool color?

#56bea1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.106.