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Recognised as Colour

#56A442

  • #56A442
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#56A442 is a green with RGB values 86, 164, 66 and HSL 108°, 43%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#56A442#56A442
HEX#56A442
RGBrgb(86, 164, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6431, 0.2588
RGB percentages33.7%, 64.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(107.8, 42.6%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.8, 59.8%, 64.3%)
CMYK47.6%, 0%, 59.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,678,146
CSS custom property--colour: #56A442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A95BBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89738no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E904Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4F9F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.3Olivedrab · ΔE 17.5Green · ΔE 18.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.7Dark green · ΔE 24.5Sea green · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9042A4
Analogous#87A442, #42A45F
Triadic#4256A4, #A44256
Split complementary#5F42A4, #A44287
Tetradic#4287A4, #9042A4, #A45F42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE9C9
Lighter +30%#AFDBA4
Lighter +20%#90CC80
Lighter +10%#70BD5C
Darker −10%#438033
Darker −20%#305B25
Darker −30%#1D3716
Darker −40%#0A1307
More saturated +25%#45C125
Less saturated −25%#67875F

Channel breakdown

R86
G164
B66
Red86 (33.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue107.76°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G A4 · B 42

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