What color is #57BC70?

#57BC70 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57BC70?

The RGB value is 87, 188, 112: 87 red, 188 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57BC70?

The complementary color is #BC57A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57BC70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57BC70 color

#57BC70 rgb(87, 188, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #57BC70 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 73.7% green and 43.9% blue (87, 188, 112).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#57BC70 color codes

HEX	`#57BC70`
RGB	`rgb(87, 188, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 73.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 40%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, -46.15, 29.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 54.89, 147.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.837, 39.16, 21.576)`
Decimal	`5749872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57BC70, 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 #57BC70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57BC70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #57BC70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57bc70; }
.text { color: #57bc70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57bc70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 188 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57bc70, #57bca3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #57BC70?: #57BC70 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57BC70?: The RGB value is 87, 188, 112: 87 red, 188 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57BC70?: The complementary color is #BC57A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57BC70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.