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#56FB87 Color

#56FB87 is rgb(86, 251, 135) in RGB, hsl(138, 95%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Green (#00FF7F), visibly different at ΔE 10.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#56FB87
HEX#56FB87
RGBrgb(86, 251, 135)
HSLhsl(138, 95%, 66%)
HSVhsv(138, 66%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.208 149.5)
LABlab(88.30% -62.68 42.36)
LCHlch(88.30% 75.65 145.95)

What #56FB87 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 #56FB87, 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.

#56FB87 Channel Values

How #56FB87 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 251 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 95% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 66% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #56FB87 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #56FB87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #56FB87; 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 #56FB87

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #56FB87.

How #56FB87 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#56FB87
Protanopia#E9E988
Protanomaly#C0F088
Deuteranopia#D7D78D
Deuteranomaly#B2E68B
Tritanopia#77F0F0
Tritanomaly#6BF5CF
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #56FB87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-56fb87: #56FB87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #56FB87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-56fb87': '#56FB87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.984, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_56fb87">#56FB87</color>
SVG fillfill="#56FB87"

More Green Colors

#56FB87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#56FB87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #56FB87?

#56FB87 is a light green — rgb(86, 251, 135) in RGB and hsl(138, 95%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Green (#00FF7F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.47.

What is the RGB value of #56FB87?

#56FB87 is rgb(86, 251, 135) — red 86, green 251, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #56FB87?

#56FB87 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #56FB87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #56FB87 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #56FB87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #56FB87 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.47, which is visibly different.

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