What color is #57947B?

#57947B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57947B?

The RGB value is 87, 148, 123: 87 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57947B?

The complementary color is #945770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57947B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57947B color

#57947B rgb(87, 148, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #57947B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 58% green and 48.2% blue (87, 148, 123).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#57947B color codes

HEX	`#57947B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 148, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 58%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.72, -25.81, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.72, 26.76, 164.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.094, 24.635, 22.537)`
Decimal	`5739643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57947B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #57947B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57947B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #57947B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57947b; }
.text { color: #57947b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57947b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 148 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57947b, #578f94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #57947B?: #57947B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57947B?: The RGB value is 87, 148, 123: 87 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57947B?: The complementary color is #945770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57947B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.