What color is #57AC72?

#57AC72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57AC72?

The RGB value is 87, 172, 114: 87 red, 172 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57AC72?

The complementary color is #AC5791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57AC72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57AC72 color

#57AC72 rgb(87, 172, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #57AC72 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 67.5% green and 44.7% blue (87, 172, 114).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 34% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#57AC72 color codes

HEX	`#57AC72`
RGB	`rgb(87, 172, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 67.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 34%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 49%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 34%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, -38.95, 22.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 44.79, 150.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.719, 32.744, 21.092)`
Decimal	`5745778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57AC72, 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 #57AC72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57AC72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	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 #57AC72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57ac72; }
.text { color: #57ac72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57ac72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 172 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57ac72, #57ac9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #57AC72?: #57AC72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57AC72?: The RGB value is 87, 172, 114: 87 red, 172 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57AC72?: The complementary color is #AC5791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57AC72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.