#56A237#56A237
#56A237 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.161 H 137.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 162, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(103, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(103, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.9%, 0%, 66%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.97, -43.31, 46.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.97, 63.78, 132.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.04% -0.1195 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.04% 0.161 137.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4471, 28.0938, 8.1170) |
| Luminance | 0.2809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 2.85
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.64
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.72
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.82
Flat Green
#699D4C
ΔE00 4.26
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A237 #8337A2
analogous
#8BA237 #56A237 #37A24E
triadic
#56A237 #3756A2 #A23756
tetradic
#56A237 #378BA2 #8337A2 #A24E37
square
#56A237 #378BA2 #8337A2 #A24E37
split-complementary
#56A237 #4E37A2 #A2378B
monochromatic
#254718 #3E7427 #56A237 #73C452 #98D480
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#56A237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#56A237 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #56A237
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A237 | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#519C8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 162, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.161 137.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbe73',
500: '#56a237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a237; $custom-light: #8cbe73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a237",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 162,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 102.617,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64041,
"c": 0.16099,
"h": 137.9
},
"luminance": 0.28095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A237
secondary
#A978BD
accent
#4FD9B1
background
#F8FBF7
surface
#F0F7ED
border
#CBD0C8
text
#0D1208
muted
#7D817B