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Recognised as Colour

#56B575

  • #56B575
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#56B575 is a green with RGB values 86, 181, 117 and HSL 140°, 39%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#56B575#56B575
HEX#56B575
RGBrgb(86, 181, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7098, 0.4588
RGB percentages33.7%, 71%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(139.6, 39.1%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.6, 52.5%, 71%)
CMYK52.5%, 0%, 35.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,682,549
CSS custom property--colour: #56B575;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A94A8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A871no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89F79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3FB3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 5.8Sea green · ΔE 16.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.5Light green · ΔE 23.8Forest green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B55696
Analogous#67B556, #56B5A4
Triadic#7556B5, #B57556
Split complementary#A456B5, #B55667
Tetradic#5667B5, #B55696, #B5A456

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F3E9
Lighter +30%#C0E4CC
Lighter +20%#9DD4AF
Lighter +10%#79C592
Darker −10%#42965D
Darker −20%#327347
Darker −30%#234F31
Darker −40%#132C1B
More saturated +25%#38D36A
Less saturated −25%#749780

Channel breakdown

R86
G181
B117
Red86 (33.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue139.58°
Saturation (HSL)39.09%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G B5 · B 75

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