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#56CCCF — Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #56CCCF 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.

#56CCCF 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 #CF5654; it also sits naturally between #54CF93 and #548FCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#56CCCF · RGB 86, 204, 207

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Color values

HEX#56CCCF
RGB86, 204, 207
HSL181°, 56%, 57%
HSV181°, 58%, 81%
CMYK58%, 1%, 0%, 19%
XYZ36.69, 49.67, 66.68
Yxy49.67, 0.2398, 0.3245
CIE-Lab75.87, -31.90, -11.46
Hunter Lab70.48, -27.06, -11.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #56CCCF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #56CCCF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #56CCCF

.text { color: #56CCCF; }
.background { background-color: #56CCCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #56CCCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 204, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 56%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #56CCCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 204, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #56CCCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 204, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #56CCCF

#40C7C9#34B5B7#2EA1A3#288D8F#237A7B#1C6263#164F50#113B3C#0A2324#041010

Tints of #56CCCF

#64D1D3#74D6D8#84DBDC#94DFE1#A4E4E5#AFE8E9#BFECED#CFF1F2#DFF6F6#EFFAFB

Tones of #56CCCF

#5DC4C6#65BCBD#6EB3B4#77ABAC#80A2A3#899A9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF5654:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #56CCCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #56CCCF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #56CCCF: ·

How #56CCCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #898ACEDeuteranopia · #8279CETritanopia · #5CCECE

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:

Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0Tailwind teal 500 · #14B8A6Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4

Palettes with a similar color

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

Burning Ruby Aurora
#7D8423 · #5ACBD3 · #C835BE · #F0EFD8
Vintage Ruby Horizon
#1B7676 · #53CED8 · #C32E2D · #E2A1AA
Crystal Petal
#4FD3CF · #285693 · #624CC2 · #9B30B8
Lucky Ember
#52D266 · #39C888 · #4FD1CA · #367799
Smoky Ruby Marble
#B23D2D · #D2534D · #51C4D3 · #C3E9EB
Palette D8e3e7
#D8E3E7 · #51C4D3 · #126E82 · #132C33

Similar colors

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

#5ACBD3#53CED8#4FD3CF#4FD1CA#51C4D3#4FC5CC#5BD1D7#59D5CA#53D0C5#52D6D3#51D4D6#52D3D8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #56CCCE  ·  #56CCD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #56CCCF?

#56CCCF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 86, 204, 207). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #56CCCF?

#56CCCF is RGB 86, 204, 207 — HSL 181°, 56%, 57% — CMYK 58%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #56CCCF?

Its complement is #CF5654; analogous partners are #54CF93 and #548FCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #56CCCF for text?

Black text on #56CCCF has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.