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Colour

#56CA57

  • #56CA57
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#56CA57 is a green with RGB values 86, 202, 87 and HSL 121°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#56CA57#56CA57
HEX#56CA57
RGBrgb(86, 202, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7922, 0.3412
RGB percentages33.7%, 79.2%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(120.5, 52.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.5, 57.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK57.4%, 0%, 56.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,687,895
CSS custom property--colour: #56CA57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#A935A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB94Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAF60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#42C5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 18.5Light green · ΔE 19.3Pale green · ΔE 21.1Forest green · ΔE 23.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 25Medium spring green · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA56C9
Analogous#8FCA56, #56CA91
Triadic#5756CA, #CA5756
Split complementary#9156CA, #CA568F
Tetradic#568FCA, #CA56C9, #CA9156

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FBF1
Lighter +30%#CAEFCB
Lighter +20%#A4E2A4
Lighter +10%#7DD67E
Darker −10%#39B43A
Darker −20%#2C8E2D
Darker −30%#206721
Darker −40%#144014
More saturated +25%#3AE63C
Less saturated −25%#72AE72

Channel breakdown

R86
G202
B87
Red86 (33.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue120.52°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G CA · B 57

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