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#56DCC4 Color

#56DCC4 is rgb(86, 220, 196) in RGB, hsl(169, 66%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 11%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56DCC4
HEX#56DCC4
RGBrgb(86, 220, 196)
HSLhsl(169, 66%, 60%)
HSVhsv(169, 61%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 11%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.122 179.1)
LABlab(80.02% -42.50 0.36)
LCHlch(80.02% 42.50 179.51)

What #56DCC4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #56DCC4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 5.77Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.92Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.59Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 11.92Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 13.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#56DCC4 Channel Values

How #56DCC4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 220 · B 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 66% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 61% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56DCC4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #56DCC4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #56DCC4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56DCC4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56DCC4
Complementary
#DC566E
Analogous
#56DC80
Analogous
#56B2DC
Triadic
#C456DC
Triadic
#DCC456
Split comp.
#DC56B2
Split comp.
#DC8056

Tints & Shades of #56DCC4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BE1CB
#84E6D4
#99EADB
#B3EFE4
#C8F4EC
#E1F9F5

Shades

#34D5B8
#26BA9F
#1F9882
#187765
#115548
#0A332B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56DCC4.

How #56DCC4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#56DCC4
Protanopia#CDCDC4
Protanomaly#AAD3C4
Deuteranopia#BDBDC7
Deuteranomaly#9ECAC6
Tritanopia#5FD9D9
Tritanomaly#5BDAD1
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56DCC4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-56dcc4: #56DCC4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56DCC4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56dcc4': '#56DCC4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.863, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_56dcc4">#56DCC4</color>
SVG fillfill="#56DCC4"

More Green Colors

#56DCC4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#56DCC4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56DCC4?

#56DCC4 is a light green — rgb(86, 220, 196) in RGB and hsl(169, 66%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #56DCC4?

#56DCC4 is rgb(86, 220, 196) — red 86, green 220, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56DCC4?

#56DCC4 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 11%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56DCC4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56DCC4 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56DCC4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56DCC4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 5.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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