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#57B26E Color

#57B26E is rgb(87, 178, 110) in RGB, hsl(135, 37%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 38%, 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 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57B26E
HEX#57B26E
RGBrgb(87, 178, 110)
HSLhsl(135, 37%, 52%)
HSVhsv(135, 51%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 38%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.133 149.9)
LABlab(65.73% -39.84 26.16)
LCHlch(65.73% 47.66 146.71)

What #57B26E 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 #57B26E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.62Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.46Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.06Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.09GO Green#00AB66ΔE 12.14Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 12.37

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

#57B26E Channel Values

How #57B26E 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 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 37% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 51% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57B26E 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #57B26E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #57B26E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57B26E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#57B26E
Complementary
#B2579B
Analogous
#6EB257
Analogous
#57B29B
Triadic
#6E57B2
Triadic
#B26E57
Split comp.
#9B57B2
Split comp.
#B2576E

Tints & Shades of #57B26E

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

#70BD83
#85C795
#9DD2AA
#B2DCBD
#CBE7D2
#E0F1E4

Shades

#489D5E
#3D854F
#326C40
#285734
#1D3F25
#122617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57B26E.

How #57B26E 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#57B26E
Protanopia#A7A76F
Protanomaly#8EAB6E
Deuteranopia#9B9B71
Deuteranomaly#85A570
Tritanopia#66ABAB
Tritanomaly#60AE97
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57B26E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-57b26e: #57B26E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57B26E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57b26e': '#57B26E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.698, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_57b26e">#57B26E</color>
SVG fillfill="#57B26E"

More Green Colors

#57B26E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#57B26E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57B26E?

#57B26E is a mid-tone green — rgb(87, 178, 110) in RGB and hsl(135, 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 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #57B26E?

#57B26E is rgb(87, 178, 110) — red 87, green 178, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57B26E?

#57B26E converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 38%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57B26E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57B26E scores 2.63:1 against white and 8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57B26E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57B26E 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 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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