What color is #57C535?

#57C535 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57C535?

The RGB value is 87, 197, 53: 87 red, 197 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57C535?

The complementary color is #A335C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57C535?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57C535 color

#57C535 rgb(87, 197, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #57C535 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 77.3% green and 20.8% blue (87, 197, 53).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 58% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#57C535 color codes

HEX	`#57C535`
RGB	`rgb(87, 197, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 77.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 58%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 73%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 73%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -56.7, 59.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 81.93, 133.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.538, 42.214, 10.222)`
Decimal	`5752117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57C535, 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 #57C535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57C535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #57C535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57c535; }
.text { color: #57c535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57c535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 197 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57c535, #35c55b); }

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Questions

What color is #57C535?: #57C535 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57C535?: The RGB value is 87, 197, 53: 87 red, 197 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57C535?: The complementary color is #A335C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57C535?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.