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Recognised as Colour

#56BE1A

  • #56BE1A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#56BE1A is a green with RGB values 86, 190, 26 and HSL 98°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#56BE1A#56BE1A
HEX#56BE1A
RGBrgb(86, 190, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7451, 0.102
RGB percentages33.7%, 74.5%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(98, 75.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98, 86.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK54.7%, 0%, 86.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,684,762
CSS custom property--colour: #56BE1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A941E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A431no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4EB7A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.3Yellow green · ΔE 19.7Green · ΔE 27.2Forest green · ΔE 27.5Green yellow · ΔE 29.1Lawn green · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#821ABE
Analogous#A8BE1A, #1ABE30
Triadic#1A56BE, #BE1A56
Split complementary#301ABE, #BE1AA8
Tetradic#1AA8BE, #821ABE, #BE301A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9F4B0
Lighter +30%#AAEE83
Lighter +20%#8BE856
Lighter +10%#6DE229
Darker −10%#429114
Darker −20%#2D640E
Darker −30%#193708
Darker −40%#050B01
More saturated +25%#4FD800
Less saturated −25%#5DA335

Channel breakdown

R86
G190
B26
Red86 (33.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue98.05°
Saturation (HSL)75.93%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G BE · B 1A

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