Information about #56A522 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #56A522 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 165, 34) — 33.7% red, 64.7% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 31 / 0 / 51 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored yellow-green, #56A522 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Grass (#5CAC2D). Slightly further away sit Kakapo (#5C9625) and Limeade (#5F9727).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(86, 165, 34)), which gives #56A522 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #56A522 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#56A522 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#56A522 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #56A522

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Kelly Green color link
Kelly Green

#4CBB17

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56A522
  • RGB86, 165, 34
  • CMYK31, 0, 51, 35
  • CSSrgb(86, 165, 34)
  • HSL96°, 66%, 39%
  • HSL Precise96.183°, 65.829%, 39.02%
  • HSV96°, 79%, 65%
  • HSB96°, 79%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.647, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.647, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.647, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID56A522
  • DECIMAL ID5678370
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01