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#56cbaa color: Diroset

#56cbaa is rgb(86, 203, 170) in RGB and oklch(76.605% 0.11677 171.695) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

76.6%
0.117
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #56cbaa

#56cbaa is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Diroset (#5acaa4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #56cbaa mixed with white

  1. 56cbaa
  2. 6cd0b2
  3. 7fd6bb
  4. 91dbc3
  5. a2e0cb
  6. b2e6d4
  7. c2ebdc
  8. d2f0e5
  9. e1f5ee
  10. f0faf6

Darker: #56cbaa mixed with black

  1. 56cbaa
  2. 4ab093
  3. 3e967d
  4. 327d68
  5. 276553
  6. 1c4d3f
  7. 12372d
  8. 08221b
  9. 020f0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56cbaa with less saturation

  1. 56cbaa
  2. 64c9ab
  3. 70c7ac
  4. 7bc4ad
  5. 84c2ae
  6. 8dc0ae
  7. 96bdaf
  8. 9dbbb0
  9. a5b8b1
  10. acb5b2

Questions about #56cbaa

What color is #56cbaa?

#56cbaa is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Diroset. In RGB it is rgb(86, 203, 170), in HSL hsl(163.08, 52.94%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.605% 0.11677 171.695).

What colors go well with #56cbaa?

The complementary color of #56cbaa is #ec93bb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88c680 and #3bc9d2. The triadic partners are #b4a5f7 and #ee9d6b.

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

Black text reads better on #56cbaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56cbaa a warm or cool color?

#56cbaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.117.