#56C159#56C159
#56C159 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.174 H 144.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 193, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(122, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(122, 55%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 0%, 53.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.06, -51.84, 42.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.06, 67.21, 140.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% -0.1408 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.174 144) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7095, 40.8375, 16.0296) |
| Luminance | 0.4084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.72
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.18
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.74
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 4.92
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.92
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C159 #C156BE
analogous
#89C156 #56C159 #56C18E
triadic
#56C159 #5956C1 #C15956
tetradic
#56C159 #5689C1 #C156BE #C18E56
square
#56C159 #5689C1 #C156BE #C18E56
split-complementary
#56C159 #8E56C1 #C15689
monochromatic
#2A732C #3A9F3D #56C159 #83D185 #B0E2B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#56C159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#56C159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C159
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C159 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B14F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A861
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#44BCAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 193, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.174 144.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd48a',
500: '#56c159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c159; $custom-light: #8fd48a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c159",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 193,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 121.682,
"s": 46.32,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72443,
"c": 0.17401,
"h": 144
},
"luminance": 0.4084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C159
secondary
#D0A3CF
accent
#52D2D6
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F2FAF0
border
#CCD3CB
text
#0D140C
muted
#7E837D