What color is #56D8B8?

#56D8B8 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Aquamarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56D8B8?

The RGB value is 86, 216, 184: 86 red, 216 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56D8B8?

The complementary color is #D85676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56D8B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56D8B8 color

#56D8B8 rgb(86, 216, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56D8B8 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 84.7% green and 72.2% blue (86, 216, 184).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 63% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#56D8B8 color codes

HEX	`#56D8B8`
RGB	`rgb(86, 216, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 84.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 63%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 60%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -43.31, 5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 43.62, 173.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.041, 54.547, 53.915)`
Decimal	`5691576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56D8B8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56D8B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56D8B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56D8B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56d8b8; }
.text { color: #56d8b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56d8b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 216 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56d8b8, #56b7d8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #56D8B8?: #56D8B8 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Aquamarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56D8B8?: The RGB value is 86, 216, 184: 86 red, 216 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56D8B8?: The complementary color is #D85676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56D8B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.