HEX atlas value

#56B536

#56B536 is a cool green HEX color close to Kelly Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 86, 181, 54, HSL 105, 54%, 46%, has luminance 0.3529, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#56B536 Sample readable text

HEX #56B536

RGB rgb(86, 181, 54)

HSL hsl(105 54% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(52, 0, 70, 29)

Luminance 0.3529

Contrast Black 8.06:1White 2.61:1

CSS

--color-56b536: #56B536;
.background-56b536 { background-color: #56B536; }
.text-56b536 { color: #56B536; }

Luminance0.3529

Black text8.06:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#56B536","rgb":[86,181,54],"hsl":[105,54,46],"cmyk":[52,0,70,29],"luminance":0.3529,"contrast":{"black":8.06,"white":2.61}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8AD572","hex":"#8AD572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.84,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#49CE1C","hex":"#49CE1C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.13,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#95B536","hex":"#95B536","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.94,"contrastWhite":2.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Kelly Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/56b536.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9536B5","analogous":["#95B536","#36B556"],"triadic":["#3656B5","#B53656"],"tetradic":["#3695B5","#9536B5","#B55636"],"splitComplementary":["#5636B5","#B53695"],"monochromatic":["#8AD572","#56B536","#346E21"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8AD572","dark":"#346E21","saturated":"#49CE1C","desaturated":"#639B50","pastel":"#A7D298","neon":"#4FFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":33.12099032335839},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":43.45112196480086},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":44.11349000022555},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":48.19751030914356},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":48.19751030914356}]

HEX meaning and use

About #56B536

#56B536 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #56B536 is visually closest to Kelly Green, a named green color with HEX #4CBB17.

The RGB channels are 86, 181, and 54, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 105deg with 54% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3529, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.06:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #56B536 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#8AD572#000000 text · best 11.84:1#8AD572

#49CE1C#000000 text · best 10.13:1#49CE1C

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#95B536#000000 text · best 8.94:1#95B536

Generated Palette

#56B536#56B536

#9536B5#9536B5

#95B536#95B536

#36B556#36B556

#8AD572#8AD572

#346E21#346E21

Color Harmonies

#9536B5#9536B5

#95B536#95B536

#36B556#36B556

#3656B5#3656B5

#B53656#B53656

Variants

#8AD572#8AD572

#346E21#346E21

#49CE1C#49CE1C

#639B50#639B50

#A7D298#A7D298

#4FFF14#4FFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Lime Green#32CD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#56B536

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #56B536

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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