Palettes / Colors / #56EF4E
#56EF4E — Vivid Green
#56EF4E is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #56EF4E when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#56EF4E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #E64EEF; it also sits naturally between #A6EF4E and #4EEF96. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #56EF4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 86, 239, 78 |
| HSL | 117°, 83%, 62% |
| HSV | 117°, 67%, 94% |
| CMYK | 64%, 0%, 67%, 6% |
| XYZ | 36.08, 64.26, 17.71 |
| Yxy | 64.26, 0.3056, 0.5444 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.10, -69.44, 63.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.16, -56.55, 40.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 34% · Green 94% · Blue 31%
Cyan 64% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #56EF4E
.text { color: #56EF4E; }
.background { background-color: #56EF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #56EF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 239, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #56EF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 239, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #56EF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 239, 78, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#56EF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#56EF4E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #56EF4E
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E64EEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #56EF4E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #56EF4E
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #56EF4E: ·
How #56EF4E looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #56EF4E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #56EF4E?
#56EF4E is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 86, 239, 78). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #56EF4E?
#56EF4E is RGB 86, 239, 78 — HSL 117°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 67%, 6%.
What colors go with #56EF4E?
Its complement is #E64EEF; analogous partners are #A6EF4E and #4EEF96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #56EF4E for text?
Black text on #56EF4E has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.