What color is #57C953?

#57C953 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Walled Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57C953?

The RGB value is 87, 201, 83: 87 red, 201 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57C953?

The complementary color is #C553C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57C953?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57C953 color

#57C953 rgb(87, 201, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #57C953 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 78.8% green and 32.5% blue (87, 201, 83).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 52% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Walled Garden (#11CC44), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#57C953 color codes

HEX	`#57C953`
RGB	`rgb(87, 201, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 78.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 52%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 59%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 59%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, -55.37, 48.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 73.59, 138.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.377, 44.422, 15.366)`
Decimal	`5753171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57C953, 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 #57C953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57C953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #57C953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57c953; }
.text { color: #57c953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57c953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 201 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57c953, #53c98a); }

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Questions

What color is #57C953?: #57C953 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Walled Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57C953?: The RGB value is 87, 201, 83: 87 red, 201 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57C953?: The complementary color is #C553C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57C953?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.