#57979b

Color #57979b

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 2.86 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#57979b

RGB

rgb(87, 151, 155)

HSL

hsl(183.5, 28.1%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.5, 43.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.9%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(58.53, -19.41, -8.53)

LCH

lch(58.53, 21.2, 203.72)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.066, 200.85)

HWB

hwb(183.5, 34.1%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b5b57

Analogous

#579b7d

#57979b

#57759b

Triadic

#57979b

#9b5797

#979b57

Split-complementary

#57979b

#9b5775

#9b7d57

Tetradic

#57979b

#5b579b

#9b5b57

#979b57

Square

#57979b

#7d579b

#9b5b57

#759b57

Shades

Color #57979b mixed toward black.

#497e81

#3a6567

#2c4c4e

#1d3234

#0f191a

Tints

Color #57979b mixed toward white.

#70abaf

#8dbcbf

#a9cdcf

#c6dddf

#e2eeef

Tones

Color #57979b mixed toward gray.

#5d9295

#628d90

#68888a

#6e8384

#737e7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78799a · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#746f9a · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#5c9999 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #57979b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#57979b]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#57979b (#57979b) is rgb(87, 151, 155) in RGB.

No, #57979b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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