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#56B706

#56b706 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#56b706 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 71.76% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.72% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 92.88°, with 93.65% saturation and 37.06% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.3586

Complementary

  1. #56b706
  2. #6706b7

Split complementary

  1. #56b706
  2. #0e06b7
  3. #b706af

Analogous

  1. #afb706
  2. #56b706
  3. #06b70e

Triadic

  1. #56b706
  2. #0656b7
  3. #b70656

Tetradic

  1. #56b706
  2. #06b767
  3. #6706b7
  4. #b70656

Square

  1. #56b706
  2. #06afb7
  3. #6706b7
  4. #b70e06

Monochromatic

  1. #102301
  2. #336d04
  3. #56b706
  4. #7af712
  5. #a3fa5c

Shades

#56b706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56b706
  2. #4da505
  3. #459205
  4. #3c8004
  5. #346e04
  6. #2b5c03
  7. #224902
  8. #1a3702
  9. #112501
  10. #091201
  11. #000000

Tints

#56b706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56b706
  2. #67be1f
  3. #78c538
  4. #89cd51
  5. #9ad46a
  6. #abdb83
  7. #bbe29b
  8. #cce9b4
  9. #ddf1cd
  10. #eef8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56b706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56b706
  2. #5ab212
  3. #5eac1e
  4. #63a72b
  5. #67a137
  6. #6b9c43
  7. #6f964f
  8. #73915b
  9. #788b68
  10. #7c8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aaa80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50b09b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95a91e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52b37b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56b706 {
  color: #56b706;
}
Background
.bg-56b706 {
  background-color: #56b706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56b706 {
  border: 2px solid #56b706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56b706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 183 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 94% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56b706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56b706, #06b70e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56b706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 183 6 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.72 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.80 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.19 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.73 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.65 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 10.89 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.19 #a948f9 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#56b706  rgb(86, 183, 6)  hsl(93, 94%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#6706b7  rgb(103, 6, 183)  hsl(273, 94%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple
#0656b7  rgb(6, 86, 183)  hsl(213, 94%, 37%)  Sapphire
#b70656  rgb(183, 6, 86)  hsl(333, 94%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam