#57DBE9

A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #57DBE9

When working with digital screens, the color #57DBE9 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 87, 219, and 233.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 63% Cyan, 6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 9% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#57DBE9
RGB87, 219, 233
HSL185.8°, 76.8%, 62.7%
CMYK63%, 6%, 0%, 9%
HSV185.8°, 62.7%, 91.4%
LAB81.1, -31.6, -17.6
XYZ44.0, 58.6, 86.1
Decimal5757929

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.65:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.71:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.58:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57DBE9; }
.text-color { color: #57DBE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #57DBE9; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1