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#56D94A Color

#56D94A is rgb(86, 217, 74) in RGB, hsl(115, 65%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 66%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime Green (#32CD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56D94A
HEX#56D94A
RGBrgb(86, 217, 74)
HSLhsl(115, 65%, 57%)
HSVhsv(115, 66%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 66%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.216 141.9)
LABlab(77.42% -57.35 56.61)
LCHlch(77.42% 80.58 135.38)

What #56D94A 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 #56D94A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 7.4SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.46Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 10.07Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 10.23Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 11.35Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 12.63

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

#56D94A Channel Values

How #56D94A 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 217 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 65% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 66% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56D94A 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #56D94A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #56D94A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56D94A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56D94A
Complementary
#CD4AD9
Analogous
#9DD94A
Analogous
#4AD985
Triadic
#4A56D9
Triadic
#D94A56
Split comp.
#854AD9
Split comp.
#D94A9D

Tints & Shades of #56D94A

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

#6EDE63
#85E37D
#9DE996
#B0EDAB
#C8F3C4
#E0F8DD

Shades

#39CE2C
#31B125
#288F1E
#207218
#165011
#0E320B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56D94A.

How #56D94A 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#56D94A
Protanopia#CACA4B
Protanomaly#A8D04B
Deuteranopia#BBBB52
Deuteranomaly#9CC84F
Tritanopia#73CECE
Tritanomaly#69D2A9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56D94A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56d94a: #56D94A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56D94A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56d94a': '#56D94A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.851, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_56d94a">#56D94A</color>
SVG fillfill="#56D94A"

More Green Colors

#56D94A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#56D94A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56D94A?

#56D94A is a mid-tone green — rgb(86, 217, 74) in RGB and hsl(115, 65%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #56D94A?

#56D94A is rgb(86, 217, 74) — red 86, green 217, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56D94A?

#56D94A converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 66%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56D94A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56D94A scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56D94A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56D94A 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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