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#56ceaa color: Diroset

#56ceaa is rgb(86, 206, 170) in RGB and oklch(77.337% 0.12047 170.342) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

77.3%
0.120
170°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #56ceaa

#56ceaa is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.8:1, 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: #56ceaa mixed with white

  1. 56ceaa
  2. 6cd3b2
  3. 7fd8bb
  4. 91ddc3
  5. a2e2cb
  6. b3e7d4
  7. c2ecdc
  8. d2f1e5
  9. e1f6ee
  10. f0faf6

Darker: #56ceaa mixed with black

  1. 56ceaa
  2. 4ab393
  3. 3e987d
  4. 327f68
  5. 276653
  6. 1c4e3f
  7. 12382d
  8. 08231b
  9. 020f0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56ceaa with less saturation

  1. 56ceaa
  2. 64ccab
  3. 71c9ac
  4. 7cc7ad
  5. 86c5af
  6. 8fc2b0
  7. 97c0b1
  8. 9fbdb2
  9. a7bbb3
  10. aeb8b4

Questions about #56ceaa

What color is #56ceaa?

#56ceaa is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Diroset. In RGB it is rgb(86, 206, 170), in HSL hsl(162, 55.05%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.337% 0.12047 170.342).

What colors go well with #56ceaa?

The complementary color of #56ceaa is #ef94c0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8bc87e and #36ccd4. The triadic partners are #b5a8fd and #f39e6d.

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

Black text reads better on #56ceaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56ceaa a warm or cool color?

#56ceaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.12.