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Recognised as Colour

#56A22E

  • #56A22E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#56A22E is a green with RGB values 86, 162, 46 and HSL 99°, 56%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#56A22E#56A22E
HEX#56A22E
RGBrgb(86, 162, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6353, 0.1804
RGB percentages33.7%, 63.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(99.3, 55.8%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.3, 71.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK46.9%, 0%, 71.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,677,614
CSS custom property--colour: #56A22E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A95DD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7941Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D8E39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#529C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.1Green · ΔE 15.7Olivedrab · ΔE 16.7Yellow green · ΔE 24Dark green · ΔE 25.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A2EA2
Analogous#90A22E, #2EA240
Triadic#2E56A2, #A22E56
Split complementary#402EA2, #A22E90
Tetradic#2E90A2, #7A2EA2, #A2402E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6E9B3
Lighter +30%#A8DE8B
Lighter +20%#8AD363
Lighter +10%#6CC73C
Darker −10%#417A23
Darker −20%#2C5317
Darker −30%#172B0C
Darker −40%#020301
More saturated +25%#4EBC14
Less saturated −25%#5E8848

Channel breakdown

R86
G162
B46
Red86 (33.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue99.31°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G A2 · B 2E

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