#56C856#56C856
#56C856 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.186 H 143.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C856 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 200, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 57%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.20, -54.89, 46.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.20, 72.09, 139.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.19% -0.1492 0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.19% 0.186 143.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1703, 43.9566, 15.9076) |
| Luminance | 0.4396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.15
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.20
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.90
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 4.92
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 5.00
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C856 #C856C8
analogous
#8FC856 #56C856 #56C88F
triadic
#56C856 #5656C8 #C85656
tetradic
#56C856 #568FC8 #C856C8 #C88F56
square
#56C856 #568FC8 #C856C8 #C88F56
split-complementary
#56C856 #8F56C8 #C8568F
monochromatic
#287B28 #37AA37 #56C856 #84D784 #B2E6B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#56C856 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#56C856 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C856
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C856 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C856 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB74B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#43C3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c856; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 200, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.186 143.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90da89',
500: '#56c856',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c856; $custom-light: #90da89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c856",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 200,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 50.893,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74191,
"c": 0.18575,
"h": 143.4
},
"luminance": 0.43959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C856
secondary
#D4A5D4
accent
#4DDADA
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F2FBF0
border
#CCD4CB
text
#0E150C
muted
#7E837D