#56AE2A#56AE2A
#56AE2A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.185 H 137.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56AE2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 174, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 0%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.69, -49.13, 55.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.69, 74.25, 131.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.06% -0.1361 0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.06% 0.185 137.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3911, 32.4163, 7.4252) |
| Luminance | 0.3242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 0.91
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.06
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 3.07
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 3.11
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 3.37
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 3.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56AE2A #822AAE
analogous
#98AE2A #56AE2A #2AAE40
triadic
#56AE2A #2A56AE #AE2A56
tetradic
#56AE2A #2A98AE #822AAE #AE402A
square
#56AE2A #2A98AE #822AAE #AE402A
split-complementary
#56AE2A #402AAE #AE2A98
monochromatic
#254B12 #3E7D1E #56AE2A #73D243 #98DE75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#56AE2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#56AE2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56AE2A
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56AE2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56AE2A | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B49F0C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89838
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#50A895
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56ae2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 174, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.185 137.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec76d',
500: '#56ae2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56ae2a; $custom-light: #8ec76d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56ae2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 174,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67062,
"c": 0.1846,
"h": 137.5
},
"luminance": 0.32418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56AE2A
secondary
#A86FC5
accent
#44E4AF
background
#F9FCF6
surface
#F1F8EC
border
#CBD1C7
text
#0D1308
muted
#7E827B