HEX Color #57E9C5 (Aquamarine)

About #57E9C5

The hex code #57E9C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Aquamarine. Its digital footprint relies on 87 parts red, 233 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 165.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#57E9C5

RGB87, 233, 197

HSL165.2°, 76.8%, 62.7%

CMYK63%, 0%, 15%, 9%

HSV165.2°, 62.7%, 91.4%

LAB84.1, -47.4, 6.0

XYZ43.1, 64.3, 63.0

Decimal5761477

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#57E9C5 #E8577B

Analogous

#57E87C #57C3E8

Triadic

#C457E8 #E8C457

Tetradic

#7C57E8 #E8577B #C4E857

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#57E9C5

#69EBCB

#7CEDD1

#8FF0D8

#A1F2DE

#B4F5E5

#C7F7EB

#D9FAF2

#ECFCF8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#57E9C5

#4DCFAF

#43B599

#3A9B83

#30816D

#266757

#1D4D41

#13332B

#091915

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.51:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.87:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.45:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.79:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57E9C5; }

.text-color { color: #57E9C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #57E9C5; }

Similar Colors

Aquamarine

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