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#56bc6e color: Esmeralda

#56bc6e is rgb(86, 188, 110) in RGB and oklch(71.502% 0.14761 149.076) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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134°
100%

71.5%
0.148
149°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #56bc6e

#56bc6e is a bright light green color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 149°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Esmeralda (#45be76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light green colors

Lighter: #56bc6e mixed with white

  1. 56bc6e
  2. 6ac37d
  3. 7cca8b
  4. 8ed199
  5. 9fd8a8
  6. afdeb6
  7. bfe5c5
  8. cfecd3
  9. dff2e2
  10. eff9f0

Darker: #56bc6e mixed with black

  1. 56bc6e
  2. 4aa35f
  3. 3e8b50
  4. 327341
  5. 275d33
  6. 1c4726
  7. 123219
  8. 081f0e
  9. 020d04
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56bc6e with less saturation

  1. 56bc6e
  2. 61ba74
  3. 6ab87a
  4. 73b57f
  5. 7bb385
  6. 83b08a
  7. 8aae8f
  8. 91ab94
  9. 97a999
  10. 9da69e

Questions about #56bc6e

What color is #56bc6e?

#56bc6e is bright light green. The closest named color is Esmeralda. In RGB it is rgb(86, 188, 110), in HSL hsl(134.12, 43.22%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.502% 0.14761 149.076).

What colors go well with #56bc6e?

The complementary color of #56bc6e is #d57fd0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #99af33 and #00c0a5. The triadic partners are #7e9dff and #f17b6c.

Is white or black text more readable on #56bc6e?

Black text reads better on #56bc6e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56bc6e a warm or cool color?

#56bc6e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 149 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.148.