Palettes / Colors / #56CDEC

#56CDEC — Vivid Teal

#56CDEC is a teal color we call Vivid 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 #56CDEC 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.

#56CDEC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EC7355; it also sits naturally between #55ECBF and #5582EC. 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 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #56CDEC

.text { color: #56CDEC; }
.background { background-color: #56CDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #56CDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 205, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 80%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #56CDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 205, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #56CDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 205, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC7355:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #56CDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #56CDEC

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 #56CDEC 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 #56CDEC 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

← #56CDEB  ·  #56CDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #56CDEC?

#56CDEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 86, 205, 236). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #56CDEC?

#56CDEC is RGB 86, 205, 236 — HSL 192°, 80%, 63% — CMYK 64%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #56CDEC?

Its complement is #EC7355; analogous partners are #55ECBF and #5582EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #56CDEC for text?

Black text on #56CDEC has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.