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#56EFDC

#56efdc ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56efdc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 93.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.95% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 172.55°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#66ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6888

Complementary

  1. #56efdc
  2. #ef5669

Split complementary

  1. #56efdc
  2. #ef56b6
  3. #ef9056

Analogous

  1. #56ef90
  2. #56efdc
  3. #56b6ef

Triadic

  1. #56efdc
  2. #dc56ef
  3. #efdc56

Tetradic

  1. #56efdc
  2. #5669ef
  3. #ef5669
  4. #efdc56

Square

  1. #56efdc
  2. #9056ef
  3. #ef5669
  4. #b6ef56

Monochromatic

  1. #0f9d8b
  2. #15e3ca
  3. #56efdc
  4. #9cf6ea
  5. #e2fcf9

Shades

#56efdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56efdc
  2. #4dd7c6
  3. #45bfb0
  4. #3ca79a
  5. #348f84
  6. #2b786e
  7. #226058
  8. #1a4842
  9. #11302c
  10. #091816
  11. #000000

Tints

#56efdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56efdc
  2. #67f1e0
  3. #78f2e3
  4. #89f4e7
  5. #9af5ea
  6. #abf7ee
  7. #bbf9f1
  8. #ccfaf5
  9. #ddfcf8
  10. #eefdfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56efdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56efdc
  2. #5ae4d3
  3. #5ed9ca
  4. #63cec0
  5. #67c3b7
  6. #6bb8ae
  7. #6faca5
  8. #73a19c
  9. #789692
  10. #7c8b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3e2da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4e2db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced1de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f4e9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bce7dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abdedd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f2e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56efdc {
  color: #56efdc;
}
Background
.bg-56efdc {
  background-color: #56efdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56efdc {
  border: 2px solid #56efdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56efdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 239 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56efdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56efdc, #56b6ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56efdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 239 220 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.54 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.87 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.17 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.24 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.24 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.01 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.06 #a91023 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#56efdc  rgb(86, 239, 220)  hsl(173, 83%, 64%)  Turquoise
#ef5669  rgb(239, 86, 105)  hsl(353, 83%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#dc56ef  rgb(220, 86, 239)  hsl(293, 83%, 64%)  Fuchsia
#efdc56  rgb(239, 220, 86)  hsl(53, 83%, 64%)  Dandelion