What color is #56AC58?

#56AC58 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56AC58?

The RGB value is 86, 172, 88: 86 red, 172 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56AC58?

The complementary color is #AC56AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56AC58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56AC58 color

#56AC58 rgb(86, 172, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #56AC58 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 67.5% green and 34.5% blue (86, 172, 88).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 34% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#56AC58 color codes

HEX	`#56AC58`
RGB	`rgb(86, 172, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 67.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 34%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 50%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 49%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.5, -43.54, 35.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.5, 56.01, 141.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.351, 32.187, 14.371)`
Decimal	`5680216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56AC58, 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 #56AC58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56AC58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #56AC58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56ac58; }
.text { color: #56ac58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56ac58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 172 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56ac58, #56ac83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #56AC58?: #56AC58 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56AC58?: The RGB value is 86, 172, 88: 86 red, 172 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56AC58?: The complementary color is #AC56AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56AC58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.