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Recognised as Colour

#56AE02

  • #56AE02
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#56AE02 is a green with RGB values 86, 174, 2 and HSL 91°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#56AE02#56AE02
HEX#56AE02
RGBrgb(86, 174, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6824, 0.0078
RGB percentages33.7%, 68.2%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(90.7, 97.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.7, 98.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK50.6%, 0%, 98.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,680,642
CSS custom property--colour: #56AE02;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#A951FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99724no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#52A793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.3Limegreen · ΔE 19Green · ΔE 22.5Forest green · ΔE 23.2Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1Green yellow · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A02AE
Analogous#ACAE02, #02AE04
Triadic#0256AE, #AE0256
Split complementary#0402AE, #AE02AC
Tetradic#02ACAE, #5A02AE, #AE0402

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDFE7E
Lighter +30%#A2FD4C
Lighter +20%#88FC1A
Lighter +10%#6FE003
Darker −10%#3D7C01
Darker −20%#244901
Darker −30%#0B1700
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56B000
Less saturated −25%#579818

Channel breakdown

R86
G174
B2
Red86 (33.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue90.7°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G AE · B 02

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