Palettes / Colors / #56AAA4

#56AAA4 — Muted Teal

#56AAA4 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #56AAA4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#56AAA4 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AA555B; it also sits naturally between #55AA7A and #5585AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #56AAA4

.text { color: #56AAA4; }
.background { background-color: #56AAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #56AAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 170, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 33%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #56AAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 170, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #56AAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 170, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#56AAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#56AAA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA555B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #56AAA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #56AAA4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #56AAA4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #56AAA4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #56AAA3  ·  #56AAA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #56AAA4?

#56AAA4 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 86, 170, 164). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #56AAA4?

#56AAA4 is RGB 86, 170, 164 — HSL 176°, 33%, 50% — CMYK 49%, 0%, 4%, 33%.

What colors go with #56AAA4?

Its complement is #AA555B; analogous partners are #55AA7A and #5585AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #56AAA4 for text?

Black text on #56AAA4 has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.73:1.