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#57C18A Color

#57C18A is rgb(87, 193, 138) in RGB, hsl(149, 46%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 28%, 24%) 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 8.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57C18A
HEX#57C18A
RGBrgb(87, 193, 138)
HSLhsl(149, 46%, 55%)
HSVhsv(149, 55%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.128 158.2)
LABlab(70.80% -41.72 18.14)
LCHlch(70.80% 45.49 156.51)

What #57C18A 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 #57C18A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.71Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.96Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 9.99Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.81Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 11.91Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.02

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

#57C18A Channel Values

How #57C18A 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 193 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 46% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 55% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57C18A 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #57C18A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #57C18A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57C18A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#57C18A
Complementary
#C1578E
Analogous
#59C157
Analogous
#57C1BF
Triadic
#8A57C1
Triadic
#C18A57
Split comp.
#BF57C1
Split comp.
#C15759

Tints & Shades of #57C18A

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

#6EC99A
#84D2AA
#9ADAB9
#B5E3CB
#CBECDB
#E1F4EA

Shades

#42B379
#379564
#2D7B53
#246141
#1A4730
#0F291C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57C18A.

How #57C18A 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#57C18A
Protanopia#B4B48A
Protanomaly#98BA8A
Deuteranopia#A7A78D
Deuteranomaly#8EB28C
Tritanopia#65BBBB
Tritanomaly#60BEAA
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57C18A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-57c18a: #57C18A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57C18A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57c18a': '#57C18A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.757, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_57c18a">#57C18A</color>
SVG fillfill="#57C18A"

More Green Colors

#57C18A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#57C18A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57C18A?

#57C18A is a mid-tone green — rgb(87, 193, 138) in RGB and hsl(149, 46%, 55%) 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 8.71.

What is the RGB value of #57C18A?

#57C18A is rgb(87, 193, 138) — red 87, green 193, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57C18A?

#57C18A converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57C18A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57C18A scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57C18A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57C18A 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 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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