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#56C366

#56c366 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#56c366 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 76.47% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.69% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 128.81°, with 47.6% saturation and 55.1% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4197

Complementary

  1. #56c366
  2. #c356b3

Split complementary

  1. #56c366
  2. #9d56c3
  3. #c3567d

Analogous

  1. #7dc356
  2. #56c366
  3. #56c39d

Triadic

  1. #56c366
  2. #6656c3
  3. #c36656

Tetradic

  1. #56c366
  2. #56b3c3
  3. #c356b3
  4. #c36656

Square

  1. #56c366
  2. #567dc3
  3. #c356b3
  4. #c39d56

Monochromatic

  1. #225e2a
  2. #369744
  3. #56c366
  4. #8ed799
  5. #c7ebcc

Shades

#56c366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56c366
  2. #4db05c
  3. #459c52
  4. #3c8947
  5. #34753d
  6. #2b6233
  7. #224e29
  8. #1a3b1f
  9. #112714
  10. #09140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#56c366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56c366
  2. #67c975
  3. #78cf85
  4. #89d594
  5. #9adba3
  6. #abe1b3
  7. #bbe7c2
  8. #ccedd1
  9. #ddf3e0
  10. #eef9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56c366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56c366
  2. #5abc69
  3. #5eb66b
  4. #63af6e
  5. #67a870
  6. #6ba273
  7. #6f9b76
  8. #739478
  9. #788d7b
  10. #7c877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b35e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7aa6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40bfad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5ba62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ab46a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ac196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56c366 {
  color: #56c366;
}
Background
.bg-56c366 {
  background-color: #56c366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56c366 {
  border: 2px solid #56c366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56c366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 195 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 48% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56c366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56c366, #56c39d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56c366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 195 102 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.13 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.50 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.72 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.92 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.12 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.30 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.77 #a93c99 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Emerald
#56c366  rgb(86, 195, 102)  hsl(129, 48%, 55%)  Emerald
#c356b3  rgb(195, 86, 179)  hsl(309, 48%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#6656c3  rgb(102, 86, 195)  hsl(249, 48%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#c36656  rgb(195, 102, 86)  hsl(9, 48%, 55%)  Indian Red