What color is #57B1BA?

#57B1BA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57B1BA?

The RGB value is 87, 177, 186: 87 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57B1BA?

The complementary color is #BA6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57B1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57B1BA color

#57B1BA rgb(87, 177, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #57B1BA is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 69.4% green and 72.9% blue (87, 177, 186).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Thalassa (#53B1BA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#57B1BA color codes

HEX	`#57B1BA`
RGB	`rgb(87, 177, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 69.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 42%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 53%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.29, -24.29, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.29, 27.46, 207.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.512, 37.013, 52.087)`
Decimal	`5747130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57B1BA, 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 #57B1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57B1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #57B1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57b1ba; }
.text { color: #57b1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57b1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 177 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57b1ba, #577fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #57B1BA?: #57B1BA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57B1BA?: The RGB value is 87, 177, 186: 87 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57B1BA?: The complementary color is #BA6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57B1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.