#56AE38#56AE38
#56AE38 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.176 H 138.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56AE38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 174, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 0%, 67.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.78, -48.05, 50.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.78, 69.70, 133.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.17% -0.1323 0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.17% 0.176 138.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6869, 32.5346, 8.9830) |
| Luminance | 0.3254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 1.73
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 2.59
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 3.38
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.57
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.94
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 4.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56AE38 #9038AE
analogous
#91AE38 #56AE38 #38AE55
triadic
#56AE38 #3856AE #AE3856
tetradic
#56AE38 #3891AE #9038AE #AE5538
square
#56AE38 #3891AE #9038AE #AE5538
split-complementary
#56AE38 #5538AE #AE3891
monochromatic
#28511A #3F8029 #56AE38 #76CA59 #9CD988
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#56AE38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#56AE38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56AE38
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56AE38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56AE38 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39F28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89843
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4FA896
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56ae38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 174, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.176 138.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc775',
500: '#56ae38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56ae38; $custom-light: #8dc775; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56ae38",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 174,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 104.746,
"s": 51.304,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67173,
"c": 0.17578,
"h": 138.8
},
"luminance": 0.32536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56AE38
secondary
#B27FC3
accent
#4DDBB7
background
#F9FCF7
surface
#F1F8ED
border
#CBD1C8
text
#0D1309
muted
#7E827B