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Colour

#56BC09

  • #56BC09
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#56BC09 is a green with RGB values 86, 188, 9 and HSL 94°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#56BC09#56BC09
HEX#56BC09
RGBrgb(86, 188, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7373, 0.0353
RGB percentages33.7%, 73.7%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(94.2, 90.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.2, 95.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK54.3%, 0%, 95.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,684,233
CSS custom property--colour: #56BC09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A943F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A32Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4FB59Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.5Yellow green · ΔE 19.6Green · ΔE 27.9Green yellow · ΔE 28.4Forest green · ΔE 28.6Lawn green · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F09BC
Analogous#B0BC09, #09BC15
Triadic#0956BC, #BC0956
Split complementary#1509BC, #BC09B0
Tetradic#09B0BC, #6F09BC, #BC1509

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2FA97
Lighter +30%#A5F866
Lighter +20%#88F536
Lighter +10%#6CED0B
Darker −10%#408B07
Darker −20%#295B04
Darker −30%#132A02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#55C500
Less saturated −25%#59A322

Channel breakdown

R86
G188
B9
Red86 (33.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue94.19°
Saturation (HSL)90.86%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G BC · B 09

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