What color is #56A17E?

#56A17E 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 #56A17E?

The RGB value is 86, 161, 126: 86 red, 161 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56A17E?

The complementary color is #A15679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56A17E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56A17E color

#56A17E rgb(86, 161, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #56A17E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 63.1% green and 49.4% blue (86, 161, 126).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#56A17E color codes

HEX	`#56A17E`
RGB	`rgb(86, 161, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 63.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 47%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 22%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, -31.75, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 33.63, 160.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.347, 28.973, 24.255)`
Decimal	`5677438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56A17E, 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 #56A17E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#56A17E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #56A17E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56a17e; }
.text { color: #56a17e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56a17e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 161 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56a17e, #569fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #56A17E?: #56A17E 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 #56A17E?: The RGB value is 86, 161, 126: 86 red, 161 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56A17E?: The complementary color is #A15679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56A17E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.