What color is #57919C?

#57919C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57919C?

The RGB value is 87, 145, 156: 87 red, 145 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57919C?

The complementary color is #9C6257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57919C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57919C color

#57919C rgb(87, 145, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #57919C is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 56.9% green and 61.2% blue (87, 145, 156).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#57919C color codes

HEX	`#57919C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 145, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 56.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 7%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, -15.95, -11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 19.81, 216.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.054, 24.676, 35.152)`
Decimal	`5738908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57919C, 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 #57919C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#57919C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #57919C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57919c; }
.text { color: #57919c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57919c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 145 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57919c, #576e9c); }

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Questions

What color is #57919C?: #57919C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57919C?: The RGB value is 87, 145, 156: 87 red, 145 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57919C?: The complementary color is #9C6257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57919C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.