What color is #56A081?

#56A081 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56A081?

The RGB value is 86, 160, 129: 86 red, 160 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56A081?

The complementary color is #A05675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56A081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56A081 color

#56A081 rgb(86, 160, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #56A081 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 62.7% green and 50.6% blue (86, 160, 129).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#56A081 color codes

HEX	`#56A081`
RGB	`rgb(86, 160, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 62.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 46%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, -30.61, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 31.93, 163.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.369, 28.703, 25.232)`
Decimal	`5677185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56A081, 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 #56A081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56A081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	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 #56A081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56a081; }
.text { color: #56a081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56a081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 160 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56a081, #569aa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #56A081?: #56A081 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56A081?: The RGB value is 86, 160, 129: 86 red, 160 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56A081?: The complementary color is #A05675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56A081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.