What color is #57B900?

#57B900 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57B900?

The RGB value is 87, 185, 0: 87 red, 185 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57B900?

The complementary color is #6200B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57B900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57B900 color

#57B900 rgb(87, 185, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #57B900 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 72.5% green and 0% blue (87, 185, 0).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog (#58BC08), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#57B900 color codes

HEX	`#57B900`
RGB	`rgb(87, 185, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 72.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, -54.45, 67.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 86.53, 128.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.279, 36.723, 5.967)`
Decimal	`5748992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57B900, 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 #57B900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57B900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #57B900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57b900; }
.text { color: #57b900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57b900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 185 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57b900, #00b905); }

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Questions

What color is #57B900?: #57B900 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Frog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57B900?: The RGB value is 87, 185, 0: 87 red, 185 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57B900?: The complementary color is #6200B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57B900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.