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#57B266 Color

#57B266 is rgb(87, 178, 102) in RGB, hsl(130, 37%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 43%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57B266
HEX#57B266
RGBrgb(87, 178, 102)
HSLhsl(130, 37%, 52%)
HSVhsv(130, 51%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 43%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.14 147.4)
LABlab(65.63% -40.84 30.16)
LCHlch(65.63% 50.77 143.55)

What #57B266 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #57B266, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.25Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.24Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.1Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 11.58GO Green#00AB66ΔE 12.36Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#57B266 Channel Values

How #57B266 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 178 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 37% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 51% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57B266 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #57B266 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #57B266

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57B266; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#57B266
Complementary
#B257A3
Analogous
#76B257
Analogous
#57B294
Triadic
#6657B2
Triadic
#B26657
Split comp.
#9457B2
Split comp.
#B25776

Tints & Shades of #57B266

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70BD7D
#85C790
#9DD2A6
#B2DCB9
#CBE7CF
#E0F1E2

Shades

#489D56
#3D8549
#326C3C
#285730
#1D3F23
#122615

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57B266.

How #57B266 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#57B266
Protanopia#A7A767
Protanomaly#8EAB66
Deuteranopia#9B9B69
Deuteranomaly#85A568
Tritanopia#67ABAB
Tritanomaly#61AE94
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57B266 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-57b266: #57B266;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57B266;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57b266': '#57B266' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.698, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_57b266">#57B266</color>
SVG fillfill="#57B266"

More Green Colors

#57B266 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#57B266 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57B266?

#57B266 is a mid-tone green — rgb(87, 178, 102) in RGB and hsl(130, 37%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.25.

What is the RGB value of #57B266?

#57B266 is rgb(87, 178, 102) — red 87, green 178, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57B266?

#57B266 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 43%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57B266 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57B266 scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57B266 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57B266 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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