#57b2bc

Color #57b2bc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.92 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#57b2bc

RGB

rgb(87, 178, 188)

HSL

hsl(185.9, 43%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.9, 53.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.7%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.65, -24.23, -13.38)

LCH

lch(67.65, 27.68, 208.91)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0877, 204.96)

HWB

hwb(185.9, 34.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc6157

Analogous

#57bc93

#57b2bc

#5780bc

Triadic

#57b2bc

#bc57b2

#b2bc57

Split-complementary

#57b2bc

#bc5780

#bc9357

Tetradic

#57b2bc

#6157bc

#bc6157

#b2bc57

Square

#57b2bc

#9357bc

#bc6157

#80bc57

Shades

Color #57b2bc mixed toward black.

#419aa4

#347b83

#275c62

#1a3e42

#0d1f21

Tints

Color #57b2bc mixed toward white.

#73bfc7

#8fccd2

#abd9dd

#c7e5e9

#e3f2f4

Tones

Color #57b2bc mixed toward gray.

#5fabb4

#68a5ab

#709ea3

#79979a

#819092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8889ba · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#837cb9 · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#5eb8b7 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #57b2bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#57b2bc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#57b2bc (#57b2bc) is rgb(87, 178, 188) in RGB.

No, #57b2bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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