#57A0A0

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #57A0A0

At its core, #57A0A0 is a medium and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cadetblue. Its digital footprint relies on 87 parts red, 160 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 37% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#57A0A0
RGB87, 160, 160
HSL180.0°, 29.6%, 48.4%
CMYK46%, 0%, 0%, 37%
HSV180.0°, 45.6%, 62.7%
LAB61.4, -22.7, -7.1
XYZ22.8, 29.7, 37.8
Decimal5742752

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.94:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.90:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57A0A0; }
.text-color { color: #57A0A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #57A0A0; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0