What color is #57A057?

#57A057 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57A057?

The RGB value is 87, 160, 87: 87 red, 160 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57A057?

The complementary color is #A057A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57A057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57A057 color

#57A057 rgb(87, 160, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #57A057 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 62.7% green and 34.1% blue (87, 160, 87).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#57A057 color codes

HEX	`#57A057`
RGB	`rgb(87, 160, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 62.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 46%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 46%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.76, -38.24, 31.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.76, 49.26, 140.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.221, 27.855, 13.431)`
Decimal	`5742679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57A057, 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 #57A057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57A057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #57A057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57a057; }
.text { color: #57a057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57a057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 160 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57a057, #57a07c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #57A057?: #57A057 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57A057?: The RGB value is 87, 160, 87: 87 red, 160 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57A057?: The complementary color is #A057A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57A057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.