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#56C226

#56c226 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#56c226 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 76.08% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.41% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 101.54°, with 67.24% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.407

Complementary

  1. #56c226
  2. #9226c2

Split complementary

  1. #56c226
  2. #4426c2
  3. #c226a4

Analogous

  1. #a4c226
  2. #56c226
  3. #26c244

Triadic

  1. #56c226
  2. #2656c2
  3. #c22656

Tetradic

  1. #56c226
  2. #26c292
  3. #9226c2
  4. #c22656

Square

  1. #56c226
  2. #26a4c2
  3. #9226c2
  4. #c24426

Monochromatic

  1. #1d420d
  2. #3a8219
  3. #56c226
  4. #80de57
  5. #b0eb96

Shades

#56c226 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56c226
  2. #4daf22
  3. #459b1e
  4. #3c881b
  5. #347417
  6. #2b6113
  7. #224e0f
  8. #1a3a0b
  9. #112708
  10. #091304
  11. #000000

Tints

#56c226 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56c226
  2. #67c83c
  3. #78ce51
  4. #89d467
  5. #9ada7d
  6. #abe193
  7. #bbe7a8
  8. #ccedbe
  9. #ddf3d4
  10. #eef9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56c226 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56c226
  2. #5abb2f
  3. #5eb538
  4. #63ae41
  5. #67a84a
  6. #6ba153
  7. #6f9a5c
  8. #739465
  9. #788d6e
  10. #7c8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba839 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4cbba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7b80d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb332 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50be85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56c226 {
  color: #56c226;
}
Background
.bg-56c226 {
  background-color: #56c226;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56c226 {
  border: 2px solid #56c226;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56c226;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 194 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56c226 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56c226, #26c244);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56c226 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 194 38 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.05 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.84 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.98 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.84 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.78 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.50 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.82 #a93dd9 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#56c226  rgb(86, 194, 38)  hsl(102, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#9226c2  rgb(146, 38, 194)  hsl(282, 67%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2656c2  rgb(38, 86, 194)  hsl(222, 67%, 45%)  Sapphire
#c22656  rgb(194, 38, 86)  hsl(342, 67%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose