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Recognised as Colour

#56AE2B

  • #56AE2B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#56AE2B is a green with RGB values 86, 174, 43 and HSL 100°, 60%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#56AE2B#56AE2B
HEX#56AE2B
RGBrgb(86, 174, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6824, 0.1686
RGB percentages33.7%, 68.2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(100.3, 60.4%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.3, 75.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK50.6%, 0%, 75.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,680,683
CSS custom property--colour: #56AE2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A951D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49F0Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89839no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#50A895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16.7Green · ΔE 18.5Yellow green · ΔE 20.3Limegreen · ΔE 21Olivedrab · ΔE 23.4Light green · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#832BAE
Analogous#98AE2B, #2BAE42
Triadic#2B56AE, #AE2B56
Split complementary#412BAE, #AE2B98
Tetradic#2B98AE, #832BAE, #AE412B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9EDB8
Lighter +30%#AAE38F
Lighter +20%#8CD966
Lighter +10%#6DCF3D
Darker −10%#428521
Darker −20%#2E5C17
Darker −30%#19330D
Darker −40%#050A03
More saturated +25%#4DC910
Less saturated −25%#5F9346

Channel breakdown

R86
G174
B43
Red86 (33.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue100.31°
Saturation (HSL)60.37%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G AE · B 2B

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