What color is #57C261?

#57C261 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57C261?

The RGB value is 87, 194, 97: 87 red, 194 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57C261?

The complementary color is #C257B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57C261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57C261 color

#57C261 rgb(87, 194, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #57C261 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 76.1% green and 38% blue (87, 194, 97).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 47% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#57C261 color codes

HEX	`#57C261`
RGB	`rgb(87, 194, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 76.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 47%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 55%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 50%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.5, -50.9, 39.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.5, 64.38, 142.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.378, 41.471, 17.974)`
Decimal	`5751393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57C261, 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 #57C261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57C261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #57C261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57c261; }
.text { color: #57c261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57c261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 194 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57c261, #57c296); }

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Questions

What color is #57C261?: #57C261 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57C261?: The RGB value is 87, 194, 97: 87 red, 194 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57C261?: The complementary color is #C257B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57C261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.