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#56CD35

#56cd35 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#56cd35 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 80.39% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 106.97°, with 60.32% saturation and 50.59% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.459

Complementary

  1. #56cd35
  2. #ac35cd

Split complementary

  1. #56cd35
  2. #6035cd
  3. #cd35a2

Analogous

  1. #a2cd35
  2. #56cd35
  3. #35cd60

Triadic

  1. #56cd35
  2. #3556cd
  3. #cd3556

Tetradic

  1. #56cd35
  2. #35cdac
  3. #ac35cd
  4. #cd3556

Square

  1. #56cd35
  2. #35a2cd
  3. #ac35cd
  4. #cd6035

Monochromatic

  1. #235415
  2. #3c9124
  3. #56cd35
  4. #89dc72
  5. #bdebb0

Shades

#56cd35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56cd35
  2. #4db930
  3. #45a42a
  4. #3c9025
  5. #347b20
  6. #2b671b
  7. #225215
  8. #1a3e10
  9. #11290b
  10. #091505
  11. #000000

Tints

#56cd35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56cd35
  2. #67d249
  3. #78d75d
  4. #89dc72
  5. #9ae186
  6. #abe69a
  7. #bbebae
  8. #ccf0c2
  9. #ddf5d7
  10. #eefaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56cd35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56cd35
  2. #5ac53d
  3. #5ebe44
  4. #63b64c
  5. #67ae53
  6. #6ba75b
  7. #6f9f62
  8. #73976a
  9. #788f71
  10. #7c8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bf93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47c6b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc225 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3bd3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ec98f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56cd35 {
  color: #56cd35;
}
Background
.bg-56cd35 {
  background-color: #56cd35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56cd35 {
  border: 2px solid #56cd35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56cd35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 205 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56cd35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56cd35, #35cd60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56cd35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 205 53 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.23 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.86 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.43 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.80 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.59 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.73 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.63 #a932ca Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#56cd35  rgb(86, 205, 53)  hsl(107, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#ac35cd  rgb(172, 53, 205)  hsl(287, 60%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#3556cd  rgb(53, 86, 205)  hsl(227, 60%, 51%)  Sapphire
#cd3556  rgb(205, 53, 86)  hsl(347, 60%, 51%)  Brick Red