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#56F087 Color

#56F087 is rgb(86, 240, 135) in RGB, hsl(139, 84%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 44%, 6%) 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 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56F087
HEX#56F087
RGBrgb(86, 240, 135)
HSLhsl(139, 84%, 64%)
HSVhsv(139, 64%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 44%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.195 150.4)
LABlab(85.00% -59.11 38.23)
LCHlch(85.00% 70.39 147.10)

What #56F087 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 #56F087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.66Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.02Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 11.05Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.7Mint#98FF98ΔE 14.53Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 15.4

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

#56F087 Channel Values

How #56F087 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 240 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 84% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 64% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56F087 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56F087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56F087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#56F087
Complementary
#F056BF
Analogous
#72F056
Analogous
#56F0D4
Triadic
#8756F0
Triadic
#F08756
Split comp.
#D456F0
Split comp.
#F05672

Tints & Shades of #56F087

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

#6EF298
#85F4A8
#9CF6B9
#AFF8C6
#C7FAD7
#DEFCE8

Shades

#2CED69
#13DD53
#10B243
#0C8D35
#096325
#053D17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56F087.

How #56F087 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#56F087
Protanopia#DFDF88
Protanomaly#B8E688
Deuteranopia#CECE8C
Deuteranomaly#ABDC8A
Tritanopia#74E6E6
Tritanomaly#69EAC7
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

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Using #56F087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56f087: #56F087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56F087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56f087': '#56F087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.941, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_56f087">#56F087</color>
SVG fillfill="#56F087"

More Green Colors

#56F087 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#56F087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56F087?

#56F087 is a light green — rgb(86, 240, 135) in RGB and hsl(139, 84%, 64%) 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 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #56F087?

#56F087 is rgb(86, 240, 135) — red 86, green 240, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56F087?

#56F087 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 44%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56F087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56F087 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56F087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56F087 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 11.05, which is visibly different.

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