What color is #57A163?

#57A163 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57A163?

The RGB value is 87, 161, 99: 87 red, 161 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57A163?

The complementary color is #A15795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57A163?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57A163 color

#57A163 rgb(87, 161, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #57A163 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 63.1% green and 38.8% blue (87, 161, 99).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#57A163 color codes

HEX	`#57A163`
RGB	`rgb(87, 161, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 63.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 30%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 46%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 39%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, -36.74, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 44.62, 145.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.926, 28.416, 16.289)`
Decimal	`5742947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57A163, 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 #57A163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57A163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #57A163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57a163; }
.text { color: #57a163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57a163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 161 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57a163, #57a188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #57A163?: #57A163 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57A163?: The RGB value is 87, 161, 99: 87 red, 161 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57A163?: The complementary color is #A15795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57A163?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.