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#56d2cc color: Medium Turquoise

#56d2cc is rgb(86, 210, 204) in RGB and oklch(79.313% 0.10981 190.744) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

79.3%
0.110
191°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #56d2cc

#56d2cc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.49:1, 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: #56d2cc mixed with white

  1. 56d2cc
  2. 6dd7d1
  3. 80dbd6
  4. 92e0db
  5. a3e5e0
  6. b4e9e5
  7. c3eeea
  8. d3f2f0
  9. e2f6f5
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #56d2cc mixed with black

  1. 56d2cc
  2. 4ab6b1
  3. 3e9b97
  4. 32817e
  5. 276865
  6. 1c504e
  7. 123937
  8. 082422
  9. 02100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #56d2cc with less saturation

  1. 56d2cc
  2. 66d0ca
  3. 73cec9
  4. 7fccc7
  5. 89cac5
  6. 93c7c4
  7. 9cc5c2
  8. a4c3c0
  9. acc0bf
  10. b4bebd

Questions about #56d2cc

What color is #56d2cc?

#56d2cc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(86, 210, 204), in HSL hsl(177.1, 57.94%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.313% 0.10981 190.744).

What colors go well with #56d2cc?

The complementary color of #56d2cc is #f99eaa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #77d2a4 and #5ecced. The triadic partners are #d2a7f0 and #e8af69.

Is white or black text more readable on #56d2cc?

Black text reads better on #56d2cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56d2cc a warm or cool color?

#56d2cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.11.