#56B579#56B579
#56B579 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.127 H 153.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56B579 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 181, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 39%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 52%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.5%, 0%, 33.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.83, -41.82, 22.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.83, 47.36, 152.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.1138 0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.127 153.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8110, 36.4046, 23.8575) |
| Luminance | 0.3641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mediumseagreen
#3CB371
ΔE00 2.45
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 2.87
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 3.45
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 3.73
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 3.80
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56B579 #B55692
analogous
#63B556 #56B579 #56B5A9
triadic
#56B579 #7956B5 #B57956
tetradic
#56B579 #5663B5 #B55692 #B5A956
square
#56B579 #5663B5 #B55692 #B5A956
split-complementary
#56B579 #A956B5 #B55663
monochromatic
#2C6541 #3F8F5C #56B579 #81C89B #ABDABC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#56B579 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#56B579 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56B579
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56B579 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56B579 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A875
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79F7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3DB3A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56b579; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 181, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.127 153.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ccca0',
500: '#56b579',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56b579; $custom-light: #8ccca0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56b579",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 181,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.105,
"s": 39.095,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69949,
"c": 0.12689,
"h": 153.8
},
"luminance": 0.36407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56B579
secondary
#C89FB9
accent
#59A3CF
background
#F9FCF9
surface
#F1F9F2
border
#CBD2CC
text
#0D130E
muted
#7E827E