What color is #56F9A5?

#56F9A5 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56F9A5?

The RGB value is 86, 249, 165: 86 red, 249 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56F9A5?

The complementary color is #F956AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56F9A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56F9A5 color

#56F9A5 rgb(86, 249, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #56F9A5 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 97.6% green and 64.7% blue (86, 249, 165).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 93% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Green (#56FCA2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#56F9A5 color codes

HEX	`#56F9A5`
RGB	`rgb(86, 249, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 97.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 93%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 65%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 34%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.18, -60.8, 28.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.18, 67.04, 155.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.501, 72.442, 47.227)`
Decimal	`5700005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56F9A5, 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 #56F9A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56F9A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #56F9A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56f9a5; }
.text { color: #56f9a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56f9a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 249 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56f9a5, #56f9f7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #56F9A5?: #56F9A5 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Illicit Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56F9A5?: The RGB value is 86, 249, 165: 86 red, 249 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56F9A5?: The complementary color is #F956AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56F9A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.