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Colour

#56B356

  • #56B356
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#56B356 is a green with RGB values 86, 179, 86 and HSL 120°, 38%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#56B356#56B356
HEX#56B356
RGBrgb(86, 179, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.702, 0.3373
RGB percentages33.7%, 70.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(120, 38%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 52%, 70.2%)
CMYK52%, 0%, 52%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,682,006
CSS custom property--colour: #56B356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A94CA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6A54Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9C5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#48AF9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.7Forest green · ΔE 16.5Light green · ΔE 21Green · ΔE 22.9Olivedrab · ΔE 24.1Sea green · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B356B3
Analogous#84B356, #56B384
Triadic#5656B3, #B35656
Split complementary#8456B3, #B35684
Tetradic#5684B3, #B356B3, #B38456

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F2E3
Lighter +30%#C0E2C0
Lighter +20%#9CD39C
Lighter +10%#79C379
Darker −10%#429442
Darker −20%#337033
Darker −30%#234D23
Darker −40%#132A13
More saturated +25%#37D237
Less saturated −25%#759475

Channel breakdown

R86
G179
B86
Red86 (33.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)37.96%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G B3 · B 56

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