#56b975

Color #56b975

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#56b975

RGB

rgb(86, 185, 117)

HSL

hsl(138.8, 41.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(138.8, 53.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.5%, 0%, 36.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.99, -44.27, 25.93)

LCH

lch(67.99, 51.3, 149.64)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.1366, 151.63)

HWB

hwb(138.8, 33.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9569a

Analogous

#68b956

#56b975

#56b9a6

Triadic

#56b975

#7556b9

#b97556

Split-complementary

#56b975

#a656b9

#b95668

Tetradic

#56b975

#569ab9

#b9569a

#b97556

Square

#56b975

#5668b9

#b9569a

#b9a656

Shades

Color #56b975 mixed toward black.

#42a05f

#35804c

#286039

#1a4026

#0d2013

Tints

Color #56b975 mixed toward white.

#72c58c

#8ed0a3

#aadcba

#c7e8d1

#e3f3e8

Tones

Color #56b975 mixed toward gray.

#5eb178

#66a87b

#6fa07e

#779881

#7f9084

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8d8a · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#867f8e · ΔE 33.9

Tritanopia

#5e979a · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56b975;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56b975]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Forest Green #228b22

Frequently asked questions

#56b975 (#56b975) is rgb(86, 185, 117) in RGB.

No, #56b975 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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