What color is #57BCA2?

#57BCA2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57BCA2?

The RGB value is 87, 188, 162: 87 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57BCA2?

The complementary color is #BC5771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57BCA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57BCA2 color

#57BCA2 rgb(87, 188, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #57BCA2 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 73.7% green and 63.5% blue (87, 188, 162).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Spearmint (#64BFA4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#57BCA2 color codes

HEX	`#57BCA2`
RGB	`rgb(87, 188, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 73.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, -35.84, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 36.09, 173.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.432, 40.599, 40.513)`
Decimal	`5749922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57BCA2, 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 #57BCA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57BCA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #57BCA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57bca2; }
.text { color: #57bca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57bca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 188 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57bca2, #57a3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #57BCA2?: #57BCA2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57BCA2?: The RGB value is 87, 188, 162: 87 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57BCA2?: The complementary color is #BC5771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57BCA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.