Colour

#56AC74

#56AC74
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#56AC74 is a green with RGB values 86, 172, 116 and HSL 141°, 34%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#56AC74

RGBrgb(86, 172, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6745, 0.4549

RGB percentages33.7%, 67.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(140.9, 34.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140.9, 50%, 67.5%)

CMYK50%, 0%, 32.6%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,680,244

CSS custom property--colour: #56AC74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#A9538B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACA070no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#42AA9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10 Sea green · ΔE 12.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 27.5 Light green · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC568E

Analogous#63AC56, #56AC9F

Triadic#7456AC, #AC7456

Split complementary#9F56AC, #AC5663

Tetradic#5663AC, #AC568E, #AC9F56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFEFE5

Lighter +30%#BDDEC8

Lighter +20%#9ACEAC

Lighter +10%#78BD90

Darker −10%#448B5D

Darker −20%#336946

Darker −30%#23462F

Darker −40%#122418

More saturated +25%#36CC6A

Less saturated −25%#768C7E

Channel breakdown

R86

G172

B116

Red86 (33.7%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue140.93°

Saturation (HSL)34.13%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 56 · G AC · B 74

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