#56C359#56C359
#56C359 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.177 H 144.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C359 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 195, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(122, 48%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(122, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 0%, 54.4%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.68, -52.61, 43.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.68, 68.28, 140.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.95% -0.1429 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.95% 0.177 144) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1546, 41.7277, 16.1779) |
| Luminance | 0.4173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.74
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.42
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.89
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.13
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C359 #C356C0
analogous
#8AC356 #56C359 #56C38F
triadic
#56C359 #5956C3 #C35956
tetradic
#56C359 #568AC3 #C356C0 #C38F56
square
#56C359 #568AC3 #C356C0 #C38F56
split-complementary
#56C359 #8F56C3 #C3568A
monochromatic
#2A752C #3AA23C #56C359 #83D385 #B0E3B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#56C359 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#56C359 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C359
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C359 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C359 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B34F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A961
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#44BEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c359; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 195, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.177 144.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd68a',
500: '#56c359',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c359; $custom-light: #8fd68a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c359",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 195,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 121.651,
"s": 47.598,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72954,
"c": 0.17666,
"h": 144
},
"luminance": 0.4173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C359
secondary
#D1A4D0
accent
#51D3D7
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F2FAF0
border
#CCD3CB
text
#0D140C
muted
#7E837D