Palettes / Colors / #56ABC2

#56ABC2 — Muted Teal

#56ABC2 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

#56ABC2 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 #C26E56; it also sits naturally between #56C2A4 and #5675C2. 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 76%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #56ABC2

.text { color: #56ABC2; }
.background { background-color: #56ABC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #56ABC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 171, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 47%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #56ABC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 171, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #56ABC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 171, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#56ABC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#56ABC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C26E56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #56ABC2: #000000.

How #56ABC2 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 #56ABC2 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

← #56ABC1  ·  #56ABC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #56ABC2?

#56ABC2 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 86, 171, 194). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #56ABC2?

#56ABC2 is RGB 86, 171, 194 — HSL 193°, 47%, 55% — CMYK 56%, 12%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #56ABC2?

Its complement is #C26E56; analogous partners are #56C2A4 and #5675C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #56ABC2 for text?

Black text on #56ABC2 has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.