What color is #57CF30?

#57CF30 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57CF30?

The RGB value is 87, 207, 48: 87 red, 207 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57CF30?

The complementary color is #A830CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57CF30?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57CF30 color

#57CF30 rgb(87, 207, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #57CF30 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 81.2% green and 18.8% blue (87, 207, 48).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 62% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Verminal (#55CC11), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#57CF30 color codes

HEX	`#57CF30`
RGB	`rgb(87, 207, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 81.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 62%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 77%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 77%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, -60.6, 63.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 88.02, 133.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.776, 46.863, 10.43)`
Decimal	`5754672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57CF30, 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 #57CF30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57CF30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #57CF30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57cf30; }
.text { color: #57cf30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57cf30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 207 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57cf30, #30cf58); }

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Questions

What color is #57CF30?: #57CF30 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57CF30?: The RGB value is 87, 207, 48: 87 red, 207 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57CF30?: The complementary color is #A830CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57CF30?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.