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#56D87F

#56d87f ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#56d87f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 84.71% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.2% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 138.92°, with 62.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.5262

Complementary

  1. #56d87f
  2. #d856af

Split complementary

  1. #56d87f
  2. #c056d8
  3. #d8566e

Analogous

  1. #6ed856
  2. #56d87f
  3. #56d8c0

Triadic

  1. #56d87f
  2. #7f56d8
  3. #d87f56

Tetradic

  1. #56d87f
  2. #56afd8
  3. #d856af
  4. #d87f56

Square

  1. #56d87f
  2. #566ed8
  3. #d856af
  4. #d8c056

Monochromatic

  1. #1c7939
  2. #2ab757
  3. #56d87f
  4. #94e6ae
  5. #d2f5dd

Shades

#56d87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56d87f
  2. #4dc272
  3. #45ad66
  4. #3c9759
  5. #34824c
  6. #2b6c40
  7. #225633
  8. #1a4126
  9. #112b19
  10. #09160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#56d87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56d87f
  2. #67dc8c
  3. #78e099
  4. #89e4a5
  5. #9ae8b2
  6. #abecbf
  7. #bbefcc
  8. #ccf3d9
  9. #ddf7e5
  10. #eefbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56d87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56d87f
  2. #5acf7f
  3. #5ec67f
  4. #63be7f
  5. #67b57f
  6. #6bac80
  7. #6fa380
  8. #739a80
  9. #789280
  10. #7c8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0caaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c779 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8bb85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2dd5c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3ce7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6c783 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41d6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56d87f {
  color: #56d87f;
}
Background
.bg-56d87f {
  background-color: #56d87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56d87f {
  border: 2px solid #56d87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56d87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 216 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56d87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56d87f, #56d8c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56d87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 216 127 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.01 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.19 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.33 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.04 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.06 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.01 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.99 #a92780 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Emerald
#56d87f  rgb(86, 216, 127)  hsl(139, 63%, 59%)  Emerald
#d856af  rgb(216, 86, 175)  hsl(319, 63%, 59%)  Sky Magenta
#7f56d8  rgb(127, 86, 216)  hsl(259, 63%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#d87f56  rgb(216, 127, 86)  hsl(19, 63%, 59%)  Raw Sienna