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#56b975 color: Forest Fern

#56b975 is rgb(86, 185, 117) in RGB and oklch(70.876% 0.13656 151.646) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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139°
100%

70.9%
0.137
152°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #56b975

#56b975 is a bright light green color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 152°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.59:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Fern (#63b76c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light green colors

Lighter: #56b975 mixed with white

  1. 56b975
  2. 6ac083
  3. 7cc790
  4. 8ecf9e
  5. 9ed6ac
  6. afddb9
  7. bfe4c7
  8. cfead5
  9. dff1e3
  10. eff8f1

Darker: #56b975 mixed with black

  1. 56b975
  2. 4aa065
  3. 3e8955
  4. 327146
  5. 275b37
  6. 1c4629
  7. 12311c
  8. 081e0f
  9. 020d05
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56b975 with less saturation

  1. 56b975
  2. 61b77a
  3. 6ab57f
  4. 72b283
  5. 7ab088
  6. 82ae8c
  7. 88ab90
  8. 8fa995
  9. 95a699
  10. 9ba49d

Questions about #56b975

What color is #56b975?

#56b975 is bright light green. The closest named color is Forest Fern. In RGB it is rgb(86, 185, 117), in HSL hsl(138.79, 41.42%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.876% 0.13656 151.646).

What colors go well with #56b975?

The complementary color of #56b975 is #d27fc7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #94ae43 and #00bca7. The triadic partners are #839bf6 and #ea7e6a.

Is white or black text more readable on #56b975?

Black text reads better on #56b975: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56b975 a warm or cool color?

#56b975 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 152 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.137.