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#56af21

a dark, vivid green · cool · closest name: forestgreen

RGB
86, 175, 33
HSL
98°, 68%, 41%
CMYK
51, 0, 81, 31
Luminance
0.3275

Every format

HEX#56af21
RGBrgb(86, 175, 33)
HSLhsl(98, 68%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 81%, 31%)
LABlab(64.0 -50.0 58.8)
LCHlch(64.0 77.2 130.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.673 0.190 137.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #56af21;
background-color: #56af21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56af21] bg-[#56af21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56af21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.686, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56af21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#56af21 on white: 2.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#56af21 on black: 7.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.7%
Green68.6%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan50.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow81.1%
Key (black)31.4%

Color previews

#56af21 text on a black background

contrast 7.55:1

Card sample

#56af21 text on a white background

contrast 2.78:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #56af21;
Background color
Panel with #56af21 background
background-color: #56af21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #56af21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 175, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 175, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56af21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56af21, #21AF4B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #56af21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #56af21 in the Color Lab