Color

#56CB94

Light cool teal. Nearest reference color: Caribbean green.

RGB

0–255

203

148

CMYK

0–100%

57.64%

27.09%

20.39%

RGB describes how #56CB94 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 86, green 203 and blue 148.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 57.64%, magenta 0%, yellow 27.09% and black 20.39%.

HSL values

H 151.79° S 52.94% L 56.67%

In the HSL color model, #56CB94 has a hue of 151.79°, 52.94% saturation and 56.67% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#56CB94 is a light, cool teal with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #56CB94 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #56CB94

RGB rgb(86, 203, 148)

HSL hsl(151.79 52.94% 56.67%)

OKLCH oklch(0.760467 0.133527 160.2238)

CSS --color: #56CB94;

Tints of #56CB94

Tints are lighter variations of #56CB94. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#C2FFDD #87FAC1 #77EAB2 #67DBA3 #56CB94

Shades of #56CB94

Shades are darker variations of #56CB94. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#56CB94 #099864 #00633F #00321E #000803

Tones of #56CB94

Tones reduce the chroma of #56CB94, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#56CB94 #71C69A #86C1A1 #97BBA7 #A7B5AD

Tonal range of #56CB94

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #56CB94 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#C2FFDD #87FAC1 #77EAB2 #67DBA3 #56CB94 #099864 #00633F #00321E #000803

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #C2FFDD;
    --color-200: #87FAC1;
    --color-300: #77EAB2;
    --color-400: #67DBA3;
    --color-500: #56CB94;
    --color-600: #099864;
    --color-700: #00633F;
    --color-800: #00321E;
    --color-900: #000803;
}

Colors that go with #56CB94

Color harmonies for #56CB94 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#56CB94 #E98ECB

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#94C263 #56CB94 #00CBC4

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#56CB94 #A2A8FF #F8926E

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#56CB94 #CB98F0 #F98B9D

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#56CB94 #6FB6FF #E98ECB #E7A146

CSS gradients with #56CB94

These gradients show how #56CB94 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#56CB94 #88D9AE #B2E6C9 #D9F3E4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #56CB94, #88D9AE, #B2E6C9, #D9F3E4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#56CB94 #388963 #1C4D36 #05180F #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #56CB94, #388963, #1C4D36, #05180F, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#56CB94 #AEBB4F #E6A146 #FA8E85 #E98ECB

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #56CB94, #AEBB4F, #E6A146, #FA8E85, #E98ECB);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #56CB94. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.03:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

10.37:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4683 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #56CB94 as the background.

background-color: #56CB94;
color: #000000;

Using #56CB94 in design

See how #56CB94 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#56CB94 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #56CB94 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#87FAC1

#56CB94

#00321E

Colors similar to #56CB94

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #56CB94, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#72E5AD #37B17C #14D18C #76C59C #6DC983 #3DCCA5 #7AD690 #29BF98

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #56CB94 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #C9BD91 Deuteranopia #B8B197 Tritanopia #24CABC

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #56CB94 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 30.5362
Y: 46.8255
Z: 35.4402

CIELAB

L*: 74.078
a*: -45.8185
b*: 17.7311

OKLab

L: 0.760467
a: -0.125652
b: 0.045178

OKLCH

L: 0.760467
C: 0.133527
H: 160.2238°