#56C261#56C261
#56C261 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.168 H 145.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 194, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(126, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 50%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.47, -51.15, 39.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.47, 64.55, 142.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.81% -0.1386 0.0952) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.81% 0.168 145.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2857, 41.4229, 17.9699) |
| Luminance | 0.4143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.82
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 3.85
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.89
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.00
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 4.27
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C261 #C256B7
analogous
#81C256 #56C261 #56C297
triadic
#56C261 #6156C2 #C26156
tetradic
#56C261 #5681C2 #C256B7 #C29756
square
#56C261 #5681C2 #C256B7 #C29756
split-complementary
#56C261 #9756C2 #C25681
monochromatic
#2A7431 #3AA144 #56C261 #83D28B #B0E2B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#56C261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#56C261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C261
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C261 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B259
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A968
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42BEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 194, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.168 145.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd590',
500: '#56c261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c261; $custom-light: #8fd590; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c261",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 194,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 126.111,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72812,
"c": 0.16819,
"h": 145.5
},
"luminance": 0.41425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C261
secondary
#D1A3CC
accent
#51C9D7
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F2FAF0
border
#CCD3CB
text
#0D140D
muted
#7E837D