What color is #56B468?

#56B468 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56B468?

The RGB value is 86, 180, 104: 86 red, 180 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56B468?

The complementary color is #B456A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56B468?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56B468 color

#56B468 rgb(86, 180, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #56B468 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 70.6% green and 40.8% blue (86, 180, 104).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 39% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turtle Warrior (#35B76D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#56B468 color codes

HEX	`#56B468`
RGB	`rgb(86, 180, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 70.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 39%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 52%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 42%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -44.41, 30.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 53.85, 145.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.656, 35.619, 18.775)`
Decimal	`5682280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56B468, 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 #56B468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56B468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #56B468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56b468; }
.text { color: #56b468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56b468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 180 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56b468, #56b497); }

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Questions

What color is #56B468?: #56B468 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56B468?: The RGB value is 86, 180, 104: 86 red, 180 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56B468?: The complementary color is #B456A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56B468?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.