What color is #56FCA2?

#56FCA2 is a light, vivid green known as Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Illicit Green?

The RGB value is 86, 252, 162: 86 red, 252 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Illicit Green?

The complementary color is #FC56B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56FCA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Illicit Green color: hex code #56FCA2

#56FCA2 rgb(86, 252, 162)

Shades of green

Illicit Green has the hex code #56FCA2. It is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 98.8% green and 63.5% blue (86, 252, 162).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 97% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

Illicit Green (#56FCA2) color codes

HEX	`#56FCA2`
RGB	`rgb(86, 252, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 98.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 97%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 66%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 36%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.02, -62.49, 30.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.02, 69.7, 153.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.166, 74.203, 46.118)`
Decimal	`5700770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Illicit Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56FCA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56FCA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56FCA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56fca2; }
.text { color: #56fca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56fca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 252 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56fca2, #56fcf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #56FCA2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #56FCA2?: #56FCA2 is a light, vivid green known as Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Illicit Green?: The RGB value is 86, 252, 162: 86 red, 252 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Illicit Green?: The complementary color is #FC56B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56FCA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.