What color is #57AA9E?

#57AA9E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57AA9E?

The RGB value is 87, 170, 158: 87 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57AA9E?

The complementary color is #AA5763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57AA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57AA9E color

#57AA9E rgb(87, 170, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #57AA9E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 66.7% green and 62% blue (87, 170, 158).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#57AA9E color codes

HEX	`#57AA9E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 170, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 66.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 49%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, -28.27, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 28.31, 183.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.474, 33.242, 37.468)`
Decimal	`5745310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57AA9E, 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 #57AA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57AA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	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 #57AA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57aa9e; }
.text { color: #57aa9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57aa9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 170 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57aa9e, #578caa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #57AA9E?: #57AA9E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57AA9E?: The RGB value is 87, 170, 158: 87 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57AA9E?: The complementary color is #AA5763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57AA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.