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#56d1ca color: Medium Turquoise

#56d1ca is rgb(86, 209, 202) in RGB and oklch(79.01% 0.10936 189.981) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

79%
0.109
190°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #56d1ca

#56d1ca is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 190°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #56d1ca mixed with white

  1. 56d1ca
  2. 6dd6cf
  3. 80dbd4
  4. 92dfda
  5. a3e4df
  6. b3e9e4
  7. c3edea
  8. d2f2ef
  9. e1f6f4
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #56d1ca mixed with black

  1. 56d1ca
  2. 4ab5af
  3. 3e9b95
  4. 32817c
  5. 276864
  6. 1c504d
  7. 123937
  8. 082322
  9. 02100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #56d1ca with less saturation

  1. 56d1ca
  2. 65cfc8
  3. 73cdc7
  4. 7ecbc5
  5. 89c9c4
  6. 92c6c2
  7. 9bc4c1
  8. a4c2bf
  9. acbfbe
  10. b3bdbc

Questions about #56d1ca

What color is #56d1ca?

#56d1ca is bright light teal. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(86, 209, 202), in HSL hsl(176.59, 57.21%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.01% 0.10936 189.981).

What colors go well with #56d1ca?

The complementary color of #56d1ca is #f89dab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #77d0a2 and #5dcbeb. The triadic partners are #d0a7ef and #e8ae69.

Is white or black text more readable on #56d1ca?

Black text reads better on #56d1ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56d1ca a warm or cool color?

#56d1ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 190 degrees, its lightness 79% and its chroma 0.109.