HEX Color #57A02C (Forestgreen)

About #57A02C

The precise color #57A02C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Forestgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 87 parts red, 160 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 46% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 97.8° hue, 56.9% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#57A02C

RGB87, 160, 44

HSL97.8°, 56.9%, 40.0%

CMYK46%, 0%, 72%, 37%

HSV97.8°, 72.5%, 62.7%

LAB59.3, -43.1, 50.6

XYZ17.0, 27.3, 6.8

Decimal5742636

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#57A02C #742CA0

Analogous

#90A02C #2CA03B

Triadic

#2C56A0 #A02C57

Tetradic

#2C90A0 #742CA0 #A03B2C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#57A02C

#69AA43

#7CB55A

#8FBF72

#A1CA89

#B4D4A1

#C7DFB8

#D9E9D0

#ECF4E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#57A02C

#4D8E27

#437C22

#3A6A1D

#305818

#264713

#1D350E

#132309

#091104

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.25:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.47:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.10:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.50:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57A02C; }

.text-color { color: #57A02C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #57A02C; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen

#228B22