Information about #256F56 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #256F56 is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 111, 86) — 14.5% red, 43.5% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 0 / 10 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored spring green, #256F56 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Eden (#266255). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Green Blue (#1F6357) and Globe (#256761).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 111, 86) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #256F56 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#256F56 color variations

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#256F56 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 #256F56

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

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Robin Hood color link
Robin Hood

#167057

Greenstone color link
Greenstone

#246C46

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Alfresco color link
Alfresco

#34664F

Salem color link
Salem

#177B4D

Poker Green color link
Poker Green

#35654D

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Homegrown color link
Homegrown

#366154

#256F56 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#256F56
  • RGB37, 111, 86
  • CMYK29, 0, 10, 56
  • HSL160°, 50%, 29%
  • HSL Precise159.73°, 50%, 29.02%
  • HSV160°, 67%, 44%
  • HSB160°, 67%, 44%
  • HEX ID256F56
  • DECIMAL ID2453334
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
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