#57E2C5

A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Turquoise.

About #57E2C5

When working with digital screens, the color #57E2C5 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Turquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(87, 226, 197).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 167.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#57E2C5
RGB87, 226, 197
HSL167.5°, 70.6%, 61.4%
CMYK62%, 0%, 13%, 11%
HSV167.5°, 61.5%, 88.6%
LAB82.1, -44.3, 3.1
XYZ41.2, 60.5, 62.3
Decimal5759685

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.09:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.13:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57E2C5; }
.text-color { color: #57E2C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #57E2C5; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise
#40E0D0