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#56bc8a color: Bleached Olive

#56bc8a is rgb(86, 188, 138) in RGB and oklch(72.086% 0.12134 159.743) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

72.1%
0.121
160°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #56bc8a

#56bc8a is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.34:1 contrast and black text 8.96:1, 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: #56bc8a mixed with white

  1. 56bc8a
  2. 6ac395
  3. 7dcaa1
  4. 8ed1ac
  5. 9fd7b8
  6. b0dec3
  7. c0e5cf
  8. d0ebdb
  9. e0f2e7
  10. eff8f3

Darker: #56bc8a mixed with black

  1. 56bc8a
  2. 4aa377
  3. 3e8b65
  4. 327353
  5. 275d42
  6. 1c4732
  7. 123222
  8. 081f14
  9. 020d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #56bc8a with less saturation

  1. 56bc8a
  2. 61ba8d
  3. 6bb890
  4. 74b692
  5. 7cb395
  6. 84b198
  7. 8baf9a
  8. 92ac9d
  9. 99aaa0
  10. 9fa7a2

Questions about #56bc8a

What color is #56bc8a?

#56bc8a is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Bleached Olive. In RGB it is rgb(86, 188, 138), in HSL hsl(150.59, 43.22%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.086% 0.12134 159.743).

What colors go well with #56bc8a?

The complementary color of #56bc8a is #d786bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8cb45f and #18bdb5. The triadic partners are #969cef and #e58969.

Is white or black text more readable on #56bc8a?

Black text reads better on #56bc8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and black gives 8.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56bc8a a warm or cool color?

#56bc8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 72.1% and its chroma 0.121.