What color is #57A187?

#57A187 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 #57A187?

The RGB value is 87, 161, 135: 87 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57A187?

The complementary color is #A15771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57A187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57A187 color

#57A187 rgb(87, 161, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #57A187 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 63.1% green and 52.9% blue (87, 161, 135).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#57A187 color codes

HEX	`#57A187`
RGB	`rgb(87, 161, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 63.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 30%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 46%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, -29.46, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 30.15, 167.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.047, 29.264, 27.456)`
Decimal	`5742983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57A187, 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 #57A187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57A187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #57A187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57a187; }
.text { color: #57a187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57a187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 161 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57a187, #5796a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #57A187?: #57A187 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 #57A187?: The RGB value is 87, 161, 135: 87 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57A187?: The complementary color is #A15771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57A187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.