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#56BE2F

#56be2f ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#56be2f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 74.51% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 103.64°, with 60.34% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3901

Complementary

  1. #56be2f
  2. #972fbe

Split complementary

  1. #56be2f
  2. #502fbe
  3. #be2f9d

Analogous

  1. #9dbe2f
  2. #56be2f
  3. #2fbe50

Triadic

  1. #56be2f
  2. #2f56be
  3. #be2f56

Tetradic

  1. #56be2f
  2. #2fbe97
  3. #972fbe
  4. #be2f56

Square

  1. #56be2f
  2. #2f9dbe
  3. #972fbe
  4. #be502f

Monochromatic

  1. #1e4311
  2. #3a8120
  3. #56be2f
  4. #82d861
  5. #b3e79f

Shades

#56be2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56be2f
  2. #4dab2a
  3. #459826
  4. #3c8521
  5. #34721c
  6. #2b5f18
  7. #224c13
  8. #1a390e
  9. #112609
  10. #091305
  11. #000000

Tints

#56be2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56be2f
  2. #67c544
  3. #78cb59
  4. #89d26d
  5. #9ad882
  6. #abdf97
  7. #bbe5ac
  8. #ccecc1
  9. #ddf2d5
  10. #eef9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56be2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56be2f
  2. #5ab837
  3. #5eb23f
  4. #63ab47
  5. #67a54f
  6. #6b9f58
  7. #6f9960
  8. #739368
  9. #788c70
  10. #7c8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a43e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4cb7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3b420 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99af39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50ba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56be2f {
  color: #56be2f;
}
Background
.bg-56be2f {
  background-color: #56be2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56be2f {
  border: 2px solid #56be2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56be2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 190 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56be2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56be2f, #2fbe50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56be2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 190 47 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 1.71 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.45 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.34 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 8.25 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.47 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.50 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.70 #a941d0 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#56be2f  rgb(86, 190, 47)  hsl(104, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#972fbe  rgb(151, 47, 190)  hsl(284, 60%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#2f56be  rgb(47, 86, 190)  hsl(224, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire
#be2f56  rgb(190, 47, 86)  hsl(344, 60%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose