What color is #57A10C?

#57A10C is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Ruminant’s Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57A10C?

The RGB value is 87, 161, 12: 87 red, 161 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57A10C?

The complementary color is #560CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57A10C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57A10C color

#57A10C rgb(87, 161, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #57A10C is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 63.1% green and 4.7% blue (87, 161, 12).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 86% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Ruminant’s Paradise (#5CA904), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#57A10C color codes

HEX	`#57A10C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 161, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 63.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 86%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 93%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 93%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.47, -45.03, 59.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.47, 74.67, 127.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.741, 27.542, 4.782)`
Decimal	`5742860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57A10C, 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 #57A10C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57A10C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #57A10C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57a10c; }
.text { color: #57a10c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57a10c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 161 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57a10c, #0da10c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #57A10C?: #57A10C is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Ruminant’s Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57A10C?: The RGB value is 87, 161, 12: 87 red, 161 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57A10C?: The complementary color is #560CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57A10C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.