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#56B537

#56b537 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#56b537 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 70.98% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.61% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 105.24°, with 53.39% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.353

Complementary

  1. #56b537
  2. #9637b5

Split complementary

  1. #56b537
  2. #5737b5
  3. #b53795

Analogous

  1. #95b537
  2. #56b537
  3. #37b557

Triadic

  1. #56b537
  2. #3756b5
  3. #b53756

Tetradic

  1. #56b537
  2. #37b596
  3. #9637b5
  4. #b53756

Square

  1. #56b537
  2. #3795b5
  3. #9637b5
  4. #b55737

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4013
  2. #3a7a25
  3. #56b537
  4. #81d168
  5. #b2e3a2

Shades

#56b537 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56b537
  2. #4da332
  3. #45912c
  4. #3c7f27
  5. #346d21
  6. #2b5b1c
  7. #224816
  8. #1a3611
  9. #11240b
  10. #091206
  11. #000000

Tints

#56b537 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56b537
  2. #67bc4b
  3. #78c45f
  4. #89cb73
  5. #9ad387
  6. #abda9b
  7. #bbe1af
  8. #cce9c3
  9. #ddf0d7
  10. #eef8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56b537 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56b537
  2. #5ab03e
  3. #5eaa46
  4. #63a54d
  5. #67a054
  6. #6b9b5c
  7. #6f9563
  8. #73906a
  9. #788b71
  10. #7c8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa524 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9d43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4daf9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cac2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93a73e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51b180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56b537 {
  color: #56b537;
}
Background
.bg-56b537 {
  background-color: #56b537;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56b537 {
  border: 2px solid #56b537;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56b537;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 181 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 53% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56b537 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56b537, #37b557);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56b537 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 181 55 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.11 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.35 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.68 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.57 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.80 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.07 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.20 #a94ac8 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#56b537  rgb(86, 181, 55)  hsl(105, 53%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#9637b5  rgb(150, 55, 181)  hsl(285, 53%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#3756b5  rgb(55, 86, 181)  hsl(225, 53%, 46%)  Sapphire
#b53756  rgb(181, 55, 86)  hsl(345, 53%, 46%)  Brick Red