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#56c166 color: Emerald Cory

#56c166 is rgb(86, 193, 102) in RGB and oklch(72.634% 0.16221 146.65) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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129°
100%

72.6%
0.162
147°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #56c166

#56c166 is a bright light green color. In OKLCH it has 72.6% lightness, 0.162 chroma and a hue of 147°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Cory (#52c170). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light green colors

Lighter: #56c166 mixed with white

  1. 56c166
  2. 6ac876
  3. 7dce85
  4. 8ed495
  5. 9fdba4
  6. b0e1b3
  7. c0e7c2
  8. d0edd1
  9. e0f3e0
  10. eff9f0

Darker: #56c166 mixed with black

  1. 56c166
  2. 4aa758
  3. 3e8f4a
  4. 32773c
  5. 275f2f
  6. 1c4923
  7. 123417
  8. 08200c
  9. 020e04
  10. 000200

Calmer: #56c166 with less saturation

  1. 56c166
  2. 61bf6e
  3. 6cbc75
  4. 75ba7c
  5. 7db782
  6. 85b589
  7. 8cb28f
  8. 93af95
  9. 9aac9b
  10. a0a9a1

Questions about #56c166

What color is #56c166?

#56c166 is bright light green. The closest named color is Emerald Cory. In RGB it is rgb(86, 193, 102), in HSL hsl(128.97, 46.32%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.634% 0.16221 146.65).

What colors go well with #56c166?

The complementary color of #56c166 is #da7fdc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a1b216 and #00c5a4. The triadic partners are #78a1ff and #fc796e.

Is white or black text more readable on #56c166?

Black text reads better on #56c166: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56c166 a warm or cool color?

#56c166 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 147 degrees, its lightness 72.6% and its chroma 0.162.