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Recognised as Colour

#56E538

  • #56E538
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#56E538 is a green with RGB values 86, 229, 56 and HSL 110°, 77%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#56E538#56E538
HEX#56E538
RGBrgb(86, 229, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.898, 0.2196
RGB percentages33.7%, 89.8%, 22%
HSLhsl(109.6, 76.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.6, 75.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 75.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,694,776
CSS custom property--colour: #56E538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#A91AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD00Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC44Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3FDEC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.5Lawn green · ΔE 18.8Chartreuse · ΔE 20Green yellow · ΔE 23.5Spring green · ΔE 24Lime · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C738E5
Analogous#ADE538, #38E570
Triadic#3856E5, #E53856
Split complementary#7138E5, #E538AC
Tetradic#38ACE5, #C738E5, #E57038

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFFDEC
Lighter +30%#C9F7BF
Lighter +20%#A3F192
Lighter +10%#7CEB65
Darker −10%#3ACF1B
Darker −20%#2EA215
Darker −30%#21750F
Darker −40%#144809
More saturated +25%#45FF1E
Less saturated −25%#68C954

Channel breakdown

R86
G229
B56
Red86 (33.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue109.6°
Saturation (HSL)76.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 56 · G E5 · B 38

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