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#56824A Color

#56824A is rgb(86, 130, 74) in RGB, hsl(107, 27%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 43%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fern Green (#4F7942), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56824A
HEX#56824A
RGBrgb(86, 130, 74)
HSLhsl(107, 27%, 40%)
HSVhsv(107, 43%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 43%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.096 139.1)
LABlab(50.08% -24.35 25.28)
LCHlch(50.08% 35.10 133.93)

What #56824A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #56824A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#56824A Channel Values

How #56824A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 130 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 27% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 43% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.48:1 vs white · 4.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56824A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56824A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56824A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #56824A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56824A.

How #56824A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#56824A
Protanopia#7C7C4A
Protanomaly#6F7E4A
Deuteranopia#76764C
Deuteranomaly#6A7B4B
Tritanopia#5E7D7D
Tritanomaly#5B7F6C
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56824A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-56824a: #56824A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56824A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56824a': '#56824A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.510, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_56824a">#56824A</color>
SVG fillfill="#56824A"

More Green Colors

#56824A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#56824A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56824A?

#56824A is a mid-tone green — rgb(86, 130, 74) in RGB and hsl(107, 27%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #56824A?

#56824A is rgb(86, 130, 74) — red 86, green 130, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56824A?

#56824A converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 43%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56824A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56824A scores 4.48:1 against white and 4.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56824A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56824A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.18, which is visibly different.

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