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Recognised as Colour

#56AD59

  • #56AD59
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#56AD59 is a green with RGB values 86, 173, 89 and HSL 122°, 35%, 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

#56AD59#56AD59
HEX#56AD59
RGBrgb(86, 173, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6784, 0.349
RGB percentages33.7%, 67.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(122.1, 34.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122.1, 50.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 48.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,680,473
CSS custom property--colour: #56AD59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#A952A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4985Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#49A999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.8Forest green · ΔE 17.5Sea green · ΔE 19.9Light green · ΔE 22.9Olivedrab · ΔE 23.2Green · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD56AA
Analogous#7EAD56, #56AD85
Triadic#5956AD, #AD5956
Split complementary#8456AD, #AD567F
Tetradic#567EAD, #AD56AA, #AD8556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF0E0
Lighter +30%#BDDFBE
Lighter +20%#9BCE9C
Lighter +10%#78BE7B
Darker −10%#448C46
Darker −20%#336A35
Darker −30%#234724
Darker −40%#122513
More saturated +25%#37CC3C
Less saturated −25%#758E76

Channel breakdown

R86
G173
B89
Red86 (33.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue122.07°
Saturation (HSL)34.66%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G AD · B 59

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