#56A233#56A233
#56A233 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.164 H 137.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A233 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 162, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(101, 52%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(101, 69%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.9%, 0%, 68.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.94, -43.67, 48.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.94, 65.24, 132.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64% -0.1208 0.1108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.164 137.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3551, 28.0570, 7.6324) |
| Luminance | 0.2806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.29
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.32
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.37
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.94
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.95
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A233 #7F33A2
analogous
#8EA233 #56A233 #33A248
triadic
#56A233 #3356A2 #A23356
tetradic
#56A233 #338EA2 #7F33A2 #A24833
square
#56A233 #338EA2 #7F33A2 #A24833
split-complementary
#56A233 #4833A2 #A2338E
monochromatic
#254516 #3D7324 #56A233 #72C74C #97D57A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#56A233 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#56A233 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #56A233
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A233 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A233 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79423
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#519C8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a233; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 162, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.164 137.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbe71',
500: '#56a233',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a233; $custom-light: #8cbe71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a233",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 162,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 101.081,
"s": 52.113,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64003,
"c": 0.16392,
"h": 137.5
},
"luminance": 0.28058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A233
secondary
#A673BE
accent
#4CDCAE
background
#F9FBF7
surface
#F1F7ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0D1208
muted
#7E817B