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#56DC6A Color

#56DC6A is rgb(86, 220, 106) in RGB, hsl(129, 66%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 52%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56DC6A
HEX#56DC6A
RGBrgb(86, 220, 106)
HSLhsl(129, 66%, 60%)
HSVhsv(129, 61%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 52%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.194 146.2)
LABlab(78.61% -55.66 44.14)
LCHlch(78.61% 71.04 141.58)

What #56DC6A 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 #56DC6A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.14Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.19Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 13.96Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.33Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 16.81

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

#56DC6A Channel Values

How #56DC6A 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 220 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 66% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 61% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56DC6A 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #56DC6A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #56DC6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56DC6A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56DC6A
Complementary
#DC56C8
Analogous
#85DC56
Analogous
#56DCAD
Triadic
#6A56DC
Triadic
#DC6A56
Split comp.
#AD56DC
Split comp.
#DC5685

Tints & Shades of #56DC6A

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

#6BE17D
#84E693
#99EAA6
#B3EFBC
#C8F4CF
#E1F9E5

Shades

#34D54C
#26BA3C
#1F9831
#187726
#11551B
#0A3310

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56DC6A.

How #56DC6A 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#56DC6A
Protanopia#CDCD6B
Protanomaly#AAD36B
Deuteranopia#BDBD70
Deuteranomaly#9ECA6E
Tritanopia#71D2D2
Tritanomaly#67D6B2
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56DC6A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56dc6a: #56DC6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56DC6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56dc6a': '#56DC6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.863, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_56dc6a">#56DC6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#56DC6A"

More Green Colors

#56DC6A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#56DC6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56DC6A?

#56DC6A is a light green — rgb(86, 220, 106) in RGB and hsl(129, 66%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.

What is the RGB value of #56DC6A?

#56DC6A is rgb(86, 220, 106) — red 86, green 220, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56DC6A?

#56DC6A converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 52%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56DC6A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56DC6A scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56DC6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56DC6A 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.84, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.