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#56cebe color: Peppy Peacock

#56cebe is rgb(86, 206, 190) in RGB and oklch(77.914% 0.10995 183.293) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

77.9%
0.110
183°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #56cebe

#56cebe is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 77.9% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 183°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.91:1 contrast and black text 10.97:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peppy Peacock (#55ccbb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #56cebe mixed with white

  1. 56cebe
  2. 6cd3c4
  3. 80d8cb
  4. 92ddd1
  5. a3e2d8
  6. b3e7de
  7. c3ece5
  8. d2f1eb
  9. e1f6f2
  10. f0faf8

Darker: #56cebe mixed with black

  1. 56cebe
  2. 4ab3a5
  3. 3e988c
  4. 327f75
  5. 27665e
  6. 1c4e48
  7. 123833
  8. 08231f
  9. 020f0d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #56cebe with less saturation

  1. 56cebe
  2. 65ccbd
  3. 71cabd
  4. 7dc8bc
  5. 87c5bb
  6. 90c3ba
  7. 99c1ba
  8. a1beb9
  9. a8bcb8
  10. b0b9b8

Questions about #56cebe

What color is #56cebe?

#56cebe is bright light teal. The closest named color is Peppy Peacock. In RGB it is rgb(86, 206, 190), in HSL hsl(172, 55.05%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.914% 0.10995 183.293).

What colors go well with #56cebe?

The complementary color of #56cebe is #f299b0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7dcc96 and #53c9e1. The triadic partners are #c5a6f1 and #e9a76a.

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

Black text reads better on #56cebe: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 10.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56cebe a warm or cool color?

#56cebe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 183 degrees, its lightness 77.9% and its chroma 0.11.