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Wintergreen Dream (#56887D)

The hex code for Wintergreen Dream is #56887D. It is rgb(86, 136, 125) in RGB, hsl(167, 23%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 8%, 47%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56887D
HEX#56887D
RGBrgb(86, 136, 125)
HSLhsl(167, 23%, 44%)
HSVhsv(167, 37%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 8%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.057 178.8)
LABlab(52.91% -19.58 0.30)
LCHlch(52.91% 19.58 179.11)

Colors Closest to Wintergreen Dream

Wintergreen Dream is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 6.16Viridian#40826DΔE 8.54Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 9.53Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 9.67Xanadu#738678ΔE 11.39Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 11.47

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

#56887D Channel Values

How Wintergreen Dream 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 136 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 23% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 37% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Wintergreen Dream 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.

TextWhite text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Wintergreen Dream

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

Base
#56887D
Complementary
#8A5662
Analogous
#568A65
Analogous
#567B8A
Triadic
#7F568A
Triadic
#8A7F56
Split comp.
#8A567B
Split comp.
#8A6556

Tints & Shades of Wintergreen Dream

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.

Tints

#68A195
#7EAEA4
#97BEB6
#B1CEC8
#CADED9
#E0EBE9

Shades

#4B776E
#41685F
#35554E
#29423D
#1D2F2B
#141F1D

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How Wintergreen Dream 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#56887D
Protanopia#81817D
Protanomaly#72847D
Deuteranopia#7A7A7E
Deuteranomaly#6E807E
Tritanopia#588787
Tritanomaly#578783
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #56887D in Code

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

CSS custom property--wintergreen-dream: #56887D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56887D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'wintergreen-dream': '#56887D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.533, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="wintergreen_dream">#56887D</color>
SVG fillfill="#56887D"

More Green Colors

Wintergreen Dream sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

568f0055dd3357ff57556b2f5b623850c8785c7b1e507d2a5c995c506a1b5cb8004fe7b06bdb6b8da3999fc69fb3ffe5cfdeb5e9fce900660000b300047b041a24213060303cb371

#56887D Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Wintergreen Dream?

The hex code for Wintergreen Dream is #56887D. That is rgb(86, 136, 125) in RGB, hsl(167, 23%, 44%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 8%, 47%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #56887D?

#56887D is rgb(86, 136, 125) — red 86, green 136, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56887D?

#56887D converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 8%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56887D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56887D scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56887D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56887D 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.47, which is visibly different.

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