What color is #57B36A?

#57B36A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57B36A?

The RGB value is 87, 179, 106: 87 red, 179 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57B36A?

The complementary color is #B357A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57B36A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57B36A color

#57B36A rgb(87, 179, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #57B36A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 70.2% green and 41.6% blue (87, 179, 106).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 38% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turtle Warrior (#35B76D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#57B36A color codes

HEX	`#57B36A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 179, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 70.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 38%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 51%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 41%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.99, -43.39, 29.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.99, 52.25, 146.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.651, 35.305, 19.254)`
Decimal	`5747562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57B36A, 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 #57B36A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57B36A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #57B36A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57b36a; }
.text { color: #57b36a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57b36a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 179 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57b36a, #57b398); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #57B36A?: #57B36A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57B36A?: The RGB value is 87, 179, 106: 87 red, 179 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57B36A?: The complementary color is #B357A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57B36A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.