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#56bc86 color: Bleached Olive

#56bc86 is rgb(86, 188, 134) in RGB and oklch(71.993% 0.1249 157.861) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

72%
0.125
158°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #56bc86

#56bc86 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.93:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55bb88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #56bc86 mixed with white

  1. 56bc86
  2. 6ac392
  3. 7dca9e
  4. 8ed1a9
  5. 9fd7b5
  6. afdec1
  7. c0e5ce
  8. d0ebda
  9. dff2e6
  10. eff8f3

Darker: #56bc86 mixed with black

  1. 56bc86
  2. 4aa374
  3. 3e8b62
  4. 327351
  5. 275d40
  6. 1c4730
  7. 123221
  8. 081f13
  9. 020d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56bc86 with less saturation

  1. 56bc86
  2. 61ba89
  3. 6bb88c
  4. 74b690
  5. 7cb393
  6. 84b196
  7. 8baf99
  8. 92ac9c
  9. 98aa9f
  10. 9ea7a2

Questions about #56bc86

What color is #56bc86?

#56bc86 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Bleached Olive. In RGB it is rgb(86, 188, 134), in HSL hsl(148.24, 43.22%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.993% 0.1249 157.861).

What colors go well with #56bc86?

The complementary color of #56bc86 is #d785c0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8eb35a and #03bdb3. The triadic partners are #929cf2 and #e7876a.

Is white or black text more readable on #56bc86?

Black text reads better on #56bc86: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and black gives 8.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56bc86 a warm or cool color?

#56bc86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 72% and its chroma 0.125.