Recognised as Colour
#57BD1B
- #57BD1B
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Limegreen
#57BD1B is a green with RGB values 87, 189, 27 and HSL 98°, 75%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.
Colour values
#57BD1B#57BD1B
HEX#57BD1B
RGBrgb(87, 189, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.7412, 0.1059
RGB percentages34.1%, 74.1%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(97.8, 75%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.8, 85.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK54%, 0%, 85.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,750,043
CSS custom property--colour: #57BD1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A842E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#811BBD
Analogous#A8BD1B, #1BBD30
Triadic#1B57BD, #BD1B57
Split complementary#301BBD, #BD1BA8
Tetradic#1BA8BD, #811BBD, #BD301B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R87
G189
B27
Red87 (34.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue97.78°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 57 · G BD · B 1B
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