Recognised as Colour

#56A11C

#56A11C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#56A11C is a green with RGB values 86, 161, 28 and HSL 94°, 70%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#56A11C#56A11C

HEX#56A11C

RGBrgb(86, 161, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6314, 0.1098

RGB percentages33.7%, 63.1%, 11%

HSLhsl(93.8, 70.4%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(93.8, 82.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK46.6%, 0%, 82.6%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,677,340

CSS custom property--colour: #56A11C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#A95EE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A79300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8D2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#539B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15 Green · ΔE 16.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 18.4 Yellow green · ΔE 21.2 Limegreen · ΔE 26.5 Dark green · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#671CA1

Analogous#98A11C, #1CA125

Triadic#1C56A1, #A11C56

Split complementary#241CA1, #A11C99

Tetradic#1C98A1, #671CA1, #A1251C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BFEE9B

Lighter +30%#A3E670

Lighter +20%#88DF44

Lighter +10%#6DCC24

Darker −10%#3F7614

Darker −20%#284A0D

Darker −30%#101F05

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#53B904

Less saturated −25%#598934

Channel breakdown

R86

G161

B28

Red86 (33.7%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue93.83°

Saturation (HSL)70.37%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 56 · G A1 · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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