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#56BB40

#56bb40 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#56bb40 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 73.33% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.78% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 109.27°, with 49% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3789

Complementary

  1. #56bb40
  2. #a540bb

Split complementary

  1. #56bb40
  2. #6840bb
  3. #bb4094

Analogous

  1. #94bb40
  2. #56bb40
  3. #40bb68

Triadic

  1. #56bb40
  2. #4056bb
  3. #bb4056

Tetradic

  1. #56bb40
  2. #40bba5
  3. #a540bb
  4. #bb4056

Square

  1. #56bb40
  2. #4094bb
  3. #a540bb
  4. #bb6840

Monochromatic

  1. #224919
  2. #3c822d
  3. #56bb40
  4. #87d077
  5. #b9e4b0

Shades

#56bb40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56bb40
  2. #4da83a
  3. #459633
  4. #3c832d
  5. #347026
  6. #2b5e20
  7. #224b1a
  8. #1a3813
  9. #11250d
  10. #091306
  11. #000000

Tints

#56bb40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56bb40
  2. #67c253
  3. #78c966
  4. #89cf79
  5. #9ad68c
  6. #abdda0
  7. #bbe4b3
  8. #ccebc6
  9. #ddf1d9
  10. #eef8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56bb40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56bb40
  2. #5ab546
  3. #5eaf4d
  4. #63a953
  5. #67a35a
  6. #6b9e60
  7. #6f9866
  8. #73926d
  9. #788c73
  10. #7c867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8daf88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ab30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a24b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4bb5a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0b237 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97ad47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fb885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56bb40 {
  color: #56bb40;
}
Background
.bg-56bb40 {
  background-color: #56bb40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56bb40 {
  border: 2px solid #56bb40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56bb40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 187 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56bb40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bb40, #40bb68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56bb40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 187 64 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.35 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.08 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.30 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.40 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.41 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.74 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.65 #a944bf Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#56bb40  rgb(86, 187, 64)  hsl(109, 49%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#a540bb  rgb(165, 64, 187)  hsl(289, 49%, 49%)  Purpureus
#4056bb  rgb(64, 86, 187)  hsl(229, 49%, 49%)  Sapphire
#bb4056  rgb(187, 64, 86)  hsl(349, 49%, 49%)  Brick Red