What color is #57D5E3?

#57D5E3 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Summer of ’82. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57D5E3?

The RGB value is 87, 213, 227: 87 red, 213 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57D5E3?

The complementary color is #E36557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57D5E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57D5E3 color

#57D5E3 rgb(87, 213, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #57D5E3 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 83.5% green and 89% blue (87, 213, 227).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 71% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Summer of ’82 (#74CDD8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#57D5E3 color codes

HEX	`#57D5E3`
RGB	`rgb(87, 213, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 83.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 71%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 62%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 6%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.13, -30.47, -17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.13, 35.03, 209.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.584, 55.156, 81.113)`
Decimal	`5756387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57D5E3, 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 #57D5E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#57D5E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #57D5E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57d5e3; }
.text { color: #57d5e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57d5e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 213 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57d5e3, #578fe3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #57D5E3?: #57D5E3 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Summer of ’82. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57D5E3?: The RGB value is 87, 213, 227: 87 red, 213 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57D5E3?: The complementary color is #E36557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57D5E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.