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Recognised as Colour

#56B255

  • #56B255
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#56B255 is a green with RGB values 86, 178, 85 and HSL 119°, 38%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#56B255#56B255
HEX#56B255
RGBrgb(86, 178, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.698, 0.3333
RGB percentages33.7%, 69.8%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(119.4, 37.7%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.4, 52.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK51.7%, 0%, 52.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,681,749
CSS custom property--colour: #56B255;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A94DAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A44Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99B5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#49AD9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.8Forest green · ΔE 16.2Light green · ΔE 21.3Green · ΔE 22.6Olivedrab · ΔE 23.7Sea green · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B155B2
Analogous#84B255, #55B283
Triadic#5556B2, #B25556
Split complementary#8355B2, #B25584
Tetradic#5584B2, #B155B2, #B28355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F2E1
Lighter +30%#BFE2BE
Lighter +20%#9CD29B
Lighter +10%#79C278
Darker −10%#439242
Darker −20%#336F32
Darker −30%#234C22
Darker −40%#132912
More saturated +25%#38D136
Less saturated −25%#749374

Channel breakdown

R86
G178
B85
Red86 (33.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue119.35°
Saturation (HSL)37.65%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G B2 · B 55

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