#56A138#56A138
#56A138 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.159 H 138.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A138 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 161, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(103, 48%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(103, 65%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.6%, 0%, 65.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.66, -42.80, 46.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.66, 62.87, 132.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.79% -0.1181 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.79% 0.159 138) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2959, 27.7526, 8.1860) |
| Luminance | 0.2775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 2.88
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.76
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.00
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.02
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 4.07
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A138 #8338A1
analogous
#8BA138 #56A138 #38A14E
triadic
#56A138 #3856A1 #A13856
tetradic
#56A138 #388BA1 #8338A1 #A14E38
square
#56A138 #388BA1 #8338A1 #A14E38
split-complementary
#56A138 #4E38A1 #A1388B
monochromatic
#254618 #3E7428 #56A138 #73C353 #98D380
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#56A138 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.55
#56A138 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #56A138
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A138 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A138 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6942B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#519C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a138; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 161, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.159 138.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbd73',
500: '#56a138',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a138; $custom-light: #8cbd73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a138",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 161,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 102.857,
"s": 48.387,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63791,
"c": 0.1589,
"h": 138
},
"luminance": 0.27754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A138
secondary
#A978BC
accent
#50D8B1
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F7ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0D1208
muted
#7D817B