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#56b162 color: Chlorella Green

#56b162 is rgb(86, 177, 98) in RGB and oklch(68.493% 0.14348 146.538) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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128°
100%

68.5%
0.143
147°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #56b162

#56b162 is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 147°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.67:1 contrast and black text 7.86:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chlorella Green (#56ae57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #56b162 mixed with white

  1. 56b162
  2. 69b972
  3. 7bc182
  4. 8cc991
  5. 9dd1a1
  6. add9b0
  7. bee0c0
  8. cee8cf
  9. def0df
  10. eff7ef

Darker: #56b162 mixed with black

  1. 56b162
  2. 4a9954
  3. 3e8347
  4. 326c3a
  5. 27572d
  6. 1c4221
  7. 122f16
  8. 081c0b
  9. 020c03
  10. 000100

Calmer: #56b162 with less saturation

  1. 56b162
  2. 5faf68
  3. 67ad6f
  4. 6fab74
  5. 76a87a
  6. 7da680
  7. 83a485
  8. 89a18a
  9. 8f9f90
  10. 949c95

Questions about #56b162

What color is #56b162?

#56b162 is soft green. The closest named color is Chlorella Green. In RGB it is rgb(86, 177, 98), in HSL hsl(127.91, 36.84%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.493% 0.14348 146.538).

What colors go well with #56b162?

The complementary color of #56b162 is #c778c8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #95a428 and #00b697. The triadic partners are #7195f2 and #e57369.

Is white or black text more readable on #56b162?

Black text reads better on #56b162: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and black gives 7.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56b162 a warm or cool color?

#56b162 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 147 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.143.