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#56d2cf color: Medium Turquoise

#56d2cf is rgb(86, 210, 207) in RGB and oklch(79.411% 0.10939 192.955) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

79.4%
0.109
193°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.82:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #56d2cf

#56d2cf is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.82:1 contrast and black text 11.52:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #56d2cf mixed with white

  1. 56d2cf
  2. 6dd7d4
  3. 80dbd9
  4. 92e0dd
  5. a3e5e2
  6. b4e9e7
  7. c3eeec
  8. d3f2f0
  9. e2f6f5
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #56d2cf mixed with black

  1. 56d2cf
  2. 4ab6b4
  3. 3e9b99
  4. 32817f
  5. 276867
  6. 1c504f
  7. 123938
  8. 082423
  9. 021010
  10. 000202

Calmer: #56d2cf with less saturation

  1. 56d2cf
  2. 66d0cd
  3. 73cecb
  4. 7fccc9
  5. 89cac7
  6. 93c8c5
  7. 9cc5c3
  8. a5c3c1
  9. adc1c0
  10. b4bebe

Questions about #56d2cf

What color is #56d2cf?

#56d2cf is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(86, 210, 207), in HSL hsl(178.55, 57.94%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.411% 0.10939 192.955).

What colors go well with #56d2cf?

The complementary color of #56d2cf is #fa9ea8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #74d2a8 and #62cbef. The triadic partners are #d4a7ee and #e7b169.

Is white or black text more readable on #56d2cf?

Black text reads better on #56d2cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and black gives 11.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56d2cf a warm or cool color?

#56d2cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.109.