#56B236#56B236
#56B236 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.182 H 138.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56B236 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 178, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(105, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(105, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.7%, 0%, 69.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.03, -49.79, 52.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.03, 72.43, 133.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.19% -0.1371 0.1199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.19% 0.182 138.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4232, 34.0840, 8.9920) |
| Luminance | 0.3409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 1.57
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 2.13
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 3.15
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 3.65
Kermit Green
#5CB200
ΔE00 3.99
Green (survey)
#15B01A
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56B236 #9236B2
analogous
#94B236 #56B236 #36B254
triadic
#56B236 #3656B2 #B23656
tetradic
#56B236 #3694B2 #9236B2 #B25436
square
#56B236 #3694B2 #9236B2 #B25436
split-complementary
#56B236 #5436B2 #B23694
monochromatic
#29541A #3F8328 #56B236 #77CD59 #9DDB88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#56B236 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#56B236 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56B236
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56B236 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56B236 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A323
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9B42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4EAC99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56b236; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 178, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.182 138.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eca74',
500: '#56b236',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56b236; $custom-light: #8eca74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56b236",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 178,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 104.516,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68193,
"c": 0.18217,
"h": 138.8
},
"luminance": 0.34086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56B236
secondary
#B37FC5
accent
#4BDDB7
background
#F9FCF7
surface
#F1F8ED
border
#CBD1C8
text
#0D1309
muted
#7E827B