What color is #57D0CB?

#57D0CB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57D0CB?

The RGB value is 87, 208, 203: 87 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57D0CB?

The complementary color is #D0575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57D0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57D0CB color

#57D0CB rgb(87, 208, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #57D0CB is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 81.6% green and 79.6% blue (87, 208, 203).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 56% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#57D0CB color codes

HEX	`#57D0CB`
RGB	`rgb(87, 208, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 81.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 56%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 58%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, -34.7, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 35.54, 192.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.261, 51.446, 64.455)`
Decimal	`5755083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57D0CB, 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 #57D0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57D0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #57D0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57d0cb; }
.text { color: #57d0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57d0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 208 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57d0cb, #5799d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #57D0CB?: #57D0CB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57D0CB?: The RGB value is 87, 208, 203: 87 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57D0CB?: The complementary color is #D0575C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57D0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.