What color is #57808B?

#57808B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57808B?

The RGB value is 87, 128, 139: 87 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57808B?

The complementary color is #8B6257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57808B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57808B color

#57808B rgb(87, 128, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #57808B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 50.2% green and 54.5% blue (87, 128, 139).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#57808B color codes

HEX	`#57808B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 128, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 50.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, -11.25, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 15.37, 222.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.308, 19.328, 27.292)`
Decimal	`5734539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57808B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #57808B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57808B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #57808B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57808b; }
.text { color: #57808b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57808b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 128 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57808b, #57668b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #57808B?: #57808B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57808B?: The RGB value is 87, 128, 139: 87 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57808B?: The complementary color is #8B6257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57808B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.