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#56bfa1 color: Peppermint Fresh

#56bfa1 is rgb(86, 191, 161) in RGB and oklch(73.422% 0.10763 171.835) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

73.4%
0.108
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #56bfa1

#56bfa1 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.36:1, 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: #56bfa1 mixed with white

  1. 56bfa1
  2. 6bc6aa
  3. 7dccb3
  4. 8fd3bc
  5. a0d9c6
  6. b0dfcf
  7. c0e6d9
  8. d0ece2
  9. e0f2ec
  10. eff9f5

Darker: #56bfa1 mixed with black

  1. 56bfa1
  2. 4aa68b
  3. 3e8d76
  4. 327562
  5. 275e4e
  6. 1c483c
  7. 12332a
  8. 081f19
  9. 020d09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56bfa1 with less saturation

  1. 56bfa1
  2. 62bda2
  3. 6dbba3
  4. 76b9a3
  5. 7fb7a4
  6. 87b5a5
  7. 8eb2a6
  8. 95b0a7
  9. 9caea7
  10. a3aba8

Questions about #56bfa1

What color is #56bfa1?

#56bfa1 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Peppermint Fresh. In RGB it is rgb(86, 191, 161), in HSL hsl(162.86, 45.06%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.422% 0.10763 171.835).

What colors go well with #56bfa1?

The complementary color of #56bfa1 is #dd8cb0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81ba7b and #40bdc6. The triadic partners are #aa9ce7 and #df9568.

Is white or black text more readable on #56bfa1?

Black text reads better on #56bfa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56bfa1 a warm or cool color?

#56bfa1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 73.4% and its chroma 0.108.