What color is #56EDD6?

#56EDD6 is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Frozen Boubble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56EDD6?

The RGB value is 86, 237, 214: 86 red, 237 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56EDD6?

The complementary color is #ED566D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56EDD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56EDD6 color

#56EDD6 rgb(86, 237, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #56EDD6 is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 92.9% green and 83.9% blue (86, 237, 214).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 81% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Boubble (#00EEDD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#56EDD6 color codes

HEX	`#56EDD6`
RGB	`rgb(86, 237, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 92.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 81%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 64%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 10%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.7, -45.09, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.7, 45.1, 180.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.254, 67.397, 74.177)`
Decimal	`5696982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56EDD6, 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 #56EDD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56EDD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #56EDD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56edd6; }
.text { color: #56edd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56edd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 237 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56edd6, #56b8ed); }

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Questions

What color is #56EDD6?: #56EDD6 is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Frozen Boubble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56EDD6?: The RGB value is 86, 237, 214: 86 red, 237 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56EDD6?: The complementary color is #ED566D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56EDD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.