Colour

#56C559

#56C559
Green
Dark
Nearest: Light green

#56C559 is a green with RGB values 86, 197, 89 and HSL 122°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#56C559#56C559

HEX#56C559

RGBrgb(86, 197, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7725, 0.349

RGB percentages33.7%, 77.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(121.6, 48.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(121.6, 56.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK56.3%, 0%, 54.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,686,617

CSS custom property--colour: #56C559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#A93AA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B54Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAAB61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Tritanopia#43C0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.3 Pale green · ΔE 20.9 Forest green · ΔE 21.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.5 Limegreen · ΔE 22 Green · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C556C2

Analogous#8BC556, #56C590

Triadic#5956C5, #C55956

Split complementary#9156C5, #C5568A

Tetradic#568AC5, #C556C2, #C59156

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF9EE

Lighter +30%#C8ECC9

Lighter +20%#A2DFA4

Lighter +10%#7CD27E

Darker −10%#3BAD3E

Darker −20%#2E8731

Darker −30%#216123

Darker −40%#143B15

More saturated +25%#3AE13E

Less saturated −25%#72A974

Channel breakdown

R86

G197

B89

Red86 (33.7%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue121.62°

Saturation (HSL)48.9%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 56 · G C5 · B 59

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