What color is #57847C?

#57847C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57847C?

The RGB value is 87, 132, 124: 87 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57847C?

The complementary color is #84575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57847C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57847C color

#57847C rgb(87, 132, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #57847C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 51.8% green and 48.6% blue (87, 132, 124).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#57847C color codes

HEX	`#57847C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 132, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 51.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, -17.29, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 17.3, 181.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.819, 19.983, 22.088)`
Decimal	`5735548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57847C, 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 #57847C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57847C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #57847C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57847c; }
.text { color: #57847c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57847c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 132 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57847c, #577684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #57847C?: #57847C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57847C?: The RGB value is 87, 132, 124: 87 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57847C?: The complementary color is #84575F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57847C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.