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#57BC88 Color

#57BC88 is rgb(87, 188, 136) in RGB, hsl(149, 43%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 28%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57BC88
HEX#57BC88
RGBrgb(87, 188, 136)
HSLhsl(149, 43%, 54%)
HSVhsv(149, 54%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 28%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.123 158.6)
LABlab(69.23% -40.07 17.07)
LCHlch(69.23% 43.56 156.93)

What #57BC88 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 #57BC88, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.35Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 9.65Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.75Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.44Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.53Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.24

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

#57BC88 Channel Values

How #57BC88 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 188 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 43% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 54% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57BC88 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #57BC88 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #57BC88

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57BC88; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#57BC88
Complementary
#BC578B
Analogous
#59BC57
Analogous
#57BCBA
Triadic
#8857BC
Triadic
#BC8857
Split comp.
#BA57BC
Split comp.
#BC5759

Tints & Shades of #57BC88

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

#6DC598
#87CFAA
#9DD8B9
#B2E0C9
#C8E9D8
#E2F3EA

Shades

#44AB76
#3A9265
#307853
#245B3F
#1A422D
#10281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57BC88.

How #57BC88 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#57BC88
Protanopia#B0B088
Protanomaly#94B588
Deuteranopia#A3A38B
Deuteranomaly#8BAE8A
Tritanopia#64B6B6
Tritanomaly#5FB9A6
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57BC88 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-57bc88: #57BC88;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57BC88;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57bc88': '#57BC88' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.737, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_57bc88">#57BC88</color>
SVG fillfill="#57BC88"

More Green Colors

#57BC88 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#57BC88 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57BC88?

#57BC88 is a mid-tone green — rgb(87, 188, 136) in RGB and hsl(149, 43%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #57BC88?

#57BC88 is rgb(87, 188, 136) — red 87, green 188, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57BC88?

#57BC88 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 28%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57BC88 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57BC88 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57BC88 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57BC88 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 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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