Palettes / Colors / #56C8BD

#56C8BD — Muted Teal

#56C8BD is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#56C8BD 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 #C85661; it also sits naturally between #56C883 and #569AC8. 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 78% · Blue 74%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 22%

Previews

CSS code for #56C8BD

.text { color: #56C8BD; }
.background { background-color: #56C8BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #56C8BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 200, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 51%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #56C8BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 200, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #56C8BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 200, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#56C8BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#56C8BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #56C8BD

Tints of #56C8BD

Tones of #56C8BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C85661:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #56C8BD: #000000.

How #56C8BD 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 #56C8BD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #56C8BD?

#56C8BD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 86, 200, 189). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #56C8BD?

#56C8BD is RGB 86, 200, 189 — HSL 174°, 51%, 56% — CMYK 57%, 0%, 5%, 22%.

What colors go with #56C8BD?

Its complement is #C85661; analogous partners are #56C883 and #569AC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #56C8BD for text?

Black text on #56C8BD has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.