HEX Color #57FF57 (Limegreen)

About #57FF57

The hex code #57FF57 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Limegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 87 parts red, 255 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 66% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#57FF57

RGB87, 255, 87

HSL120.0°, 100.0%, 67.1%

CMYK66%, 0%, 66%, 0%

HSV120.0°, 65.9%, 100.0%

LAB89.0, -73.7, 65.2

XYZ41.4, 74.2, 21.2

Decimal5766999

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#57FF57 #FF57FE

Analogous

#ABFF57 #57FFAB

Triadic

#5757FF #FF5757

Tetradic

#57AAFF #FF57FE #FFAB57

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#57FF57

#69FF69

#7CFF7C

#8FFF8F

#A1FFA1

#B4FFB4

#C7FFC7

#D9FFD9

#ECFFEC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#57FF57

#4DE24D

#43C643

#3AAA3A

#308D30

#267126

#1D551D

#133813

#091C09

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.33:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.85:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.27:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.47:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57FF57; }

.text-color { color: #57FF57; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #57FF57; }

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