Recognised as Colour
#56A648
- #56A648
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#56A648 is a green with RGB values 86, 166, 72 and HSL 111°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
#56A648#56A648
HEX#56A648
RGBrgb(86, 166, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.651, 0.2824
RGB percentages33.7%, 65.1%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(111.1, 39.5%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.1, 56.6%, 65.1%)
CMYK48.2%, 0%, 56.6%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,678,664
CSS custom property--colour: #56A648;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#A959B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9848A6
Analogous#85A648, #48A669
Triadic#4856A6, #A64856
Split complementary#6948A6, #A64885
Tetradic#4885A6, #9848A6, #A66948
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G166
B72
Red86 (33.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue111.06°
Saturation (HSL)39.5%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G A6 · B 48
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