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#56ba76 color: Forest Fern

#56ba76 is rgb(86, 186, 118) in RGB and oklch(71.148% 0.13704 151.853) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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139°
100%

71.1%
0.137
152°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #56ba76

#56ba76 is a bright light green color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 152°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.68:1, 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: #56ba76 mixed with white

  1. 56ba76
  2. 6ac184
  3. 7cc891
  4. 8ecf9f
  5. 9fd6ac
  6. afddba
  7. bfe4c7
  8. cfebd5
  9. dff2e3
  10. eff8f1

Darker: #56ba76 mixed with black

  1. 56ba76
  2. 4aa166
  3. 3e8956
  4. 327247
  5. 275c38
  6. 1c4629
  7. 12321c
  8. 081e0f
  9. 020d05
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56ba76 with less saturation

  1. 56ba76
  2. 61b87b
  3. 6ab680
  4. 73b384
  5. 7bb189
  6. 82af8d
  7. 89ac91
  8. 90aa95
  9. 96a79a
  10. 9ca59e

Questions about #56ba76

What color is #56ba76?

#56ba76 is bright light green. The closest named color is Forest Fern. In RGB it is rgb(86, 186, 118), in HSL hsl(139.2, 42.02%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.148% 0.13704 151.853).

What colors go well with #56ba76?

The complementary color of #56ba76 is #d380c8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #94af44 and #00bda8. The triadic partners are #849bf7 and #eb7f6a.

Is white or black text more readable on #56ba76?

Black text reads better on #56ba76: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56ba76 a warm or cool color?

#56ba76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 152 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.137.