#56A61E#56A61E
#56A61E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.181 H 136.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A61E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 166, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(95, 69%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(95, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 81.9%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.08, -46.69, 56.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.08, 73.66, 129.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.9% -0.1303 0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.9% 0.181 136) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7078, 29.3434, 5.9588) |
| Luminance | 0.2934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 1.34
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 2.06
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 2.10
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 3.70
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.79
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 4.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A61E #6E1EA6
analogous
#9AA61E #56A61E #1EA62A
triadic
#56A61E #1E56A6 #A61E56
tetradic
#56A61E #1E9AA6 #6E1EA6 #A62A1E
square
#56A61E #1E9AA6 #6E1EA6 #A62A1E
split-complementary
#56A61E #2A1EA6 #A61E9A
monochromatic
#203E0B #3B7215 #56A61E #71D829 #93E25D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#56A61E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#56A61E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #56A61E
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A61E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A61E | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.87 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9800
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2912E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#52A08D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a61e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 166, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.181 136.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec167',
500: '#56a61e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a61e; $custom-light: #8ec167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a61e",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 166,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 95.294,
"s": 69.388,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64901,
"c": 0.18098,
"h": 136
},
"luminance": 0.29345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A61E
secondary
#995AC6
accent
#3CECA3
background
#F9FBF6
surface
#F1F7EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0D1207
muted
#7E817A