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#56BB6A

#56bb6a ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#56bb6a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.32% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 131.88°, with 42.62% saturation and 53.53% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.3856

Complementary

  1. #56bb6a
  2. #bb56a7

Split complementary

  1. #56bb6a
  2. #9d56bb
  3. #bb5675

Analogous

  1. #75bb56
  2. #56bb6a
  3. #56bb9d

Triadic

  1. #56bb6a
  2. #6a56bb
  3. #bb6a56

Tetradic

  1. #56bb6a
  2. #56a7bb
  3. #bb56a7
  4. #bb6a56

Square

  1. #56bb6a
  2. #5675bb
  3. #bb56a7
  4. #bb9d56

Monochromatic

  1. #22562d
  2. #388c49
  3. #56bb6a
  4. #8dd19a
  5. #c3e7ca

Shades

#56bb6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56bb6a
  2. #4da85f
  3. #459655
  4. #3c834a
  5. #347040
  6. #2b5e35
  7. #224b2a
  8. #1a3820
  9. #112515
  10. #09130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#56bb6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56bb6a
  2. #67c279
  3. #78c988
  4. #89cf97
  5. #9ad6a6
  6. #abddb5
  7. #bbe4c3
  8. #ccebd2
  9. #ddf1e1
  10. #eef8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56bb6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56bb6a
  2. #5ab56c
  3. #5eaf6e
  4. #63a971
  5. #67a373
  6. #6b9e75
  7. #6f9877
  8. #739279
  9. #788c7c
  10. #7c867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eaf92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdad64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa36f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41b8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9eb366 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94ad6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ab993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56bb6a {
  color: #56bb6a;
}
Background
.bg-56bb6a {
  background-color: #56bb6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56bb6a {
  border: 2px solid #56bb6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56bb6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 187 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56bb6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bb6a, #56bb9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56bb6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 187 106 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.66 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.40 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.77 #00a86b Jade ΔE 8.29 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.42 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.00 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.15 #a94495 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Emerald
#56bb6a  rgb(86, 187, 106)  hsl(132, 43%, 54%)  Emerald
#bb56a7  rgb(187, 86, 167)  hsl(312, 43%, 54%)  Mulberry
#6a56bb  rgb(106, 86, 187)  hsl(252, 43%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#bb6a56  rgb(187, 106, 86)  hsl(12, 43%, 54%)  Indian Red