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Recognised as Colour

#56CC20

  • #56CC20
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#56CC20 is a green with RGB values 86, 204, 32 and HSL 101°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#56CC20#56CC20
HEX#56CC20
RGBrgb(86, 204, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.8, 0.1255
RGB percentages33.7%, 80%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(101.2, 72.9%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.2, 84.3%, 80%)
CMYK57.8%, 0%, 84.3%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,688,352
CSS custom property--colour: #56CC20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#A933DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2B900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B037no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4AC5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.7Yellow green · ΔE 22.9Lawn green · ΔE 24.8Green yellow · ΔE 25.2Chartreuse · ΔE 26.1Spring green · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9620CC
Analogous#ACCC20, #20CC40
Triadic#2056CC, #CC2056
Split complementary#4020CC, #CC20AC
Tetradic#20ACCC, #9620CC, #CC4020

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3F6C2
Lighter +30%#B2EF96
Lighter +20%#92E86A
Lighter +10%#71E13E
Darker −10%#43A019
Darker −20%#317412
Darker −30%#1E480B
Darker −40%#0C1C04
More saturated +25%#4BEA02
Less saturated −25%#61AF3D

Channel breakdown

R86
G204
B32
Red86 (33.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue101.16°
Saturation (HSL)72.88%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G CC · B 20

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