Recognised as Colour

#56BB1F

#56BB1F
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#56BB1F is a green with RGB values 86, 187, 31 and HSL 99°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#56BB1F

RGBrgb(86, 187, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7333, 0.1216

RGB percentages33.7%, 73.3%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(98.8, 71.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(98.8, 83.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK54%, 0%, 83.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,683,999

CSS custom property--colour: #56BB1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#A944E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A233no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4EB49Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.5 Yellow green · ΔE 19.2 Forest green · ΔE 25.2 Green · ΔE 25.2 Green yellow · ΔE 30.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#841FBB

Analogous#A4BB1F, #1FBB36

Triadic#1F56BB, #BB1F56

Split complementary#361FBB, #BB1FA4

Tetradic#1FA4BB, #841FBB, #BB361F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CAF2B4

Lighter +30%#ABEB88

Lighter +20%#8CE45C

Lighter +10%#6DDD30

Darker −10%#428F18

Darker −20%#2E6410

Darker −30%#1A3809

Darker −40%#060C02

More saturated +25%#4ED604

Less saturated −25%#5EA03A

Channel breakdown

R86

G187

B31

Red86 (33.7%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue98.85°

Saturation (HSL)71.56%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 56 · G BB · B 1F

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