#57857F Color

#57857F is rgb(87, 133, 127) in RGB, hsl(172, 21%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57857F

HEX#57857F

RGBrgb(87, 133, 127)

HSLhsl(172, 21%, 43%)

HSVhsv(172, 35%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.051 185.6)

LABlab(52.09% -17.44 -2.03)

LCHlch(52.09% 17.55 186.64)

What #57857F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #57857F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 3.27 Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 6.87 Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 6.99 Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 9.37 Xanadu#738678ΔE 11 Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 11.08

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#57857F Channel Values

How #57857F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 87 · G 133 · B 127	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 172° · S 21% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 172° · S 35% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 35% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57857F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #57857F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57857F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #57857F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #57857F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#57857F

Protanopia#7F7F7F

Protanomaly#71817F

Deuteranopia#787880

Deuteranomaly#6C7E80

Tritanopia#588484

Tritanomaly#588582

Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #57857F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-57857f: #57857F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57857F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57857f': '#57857F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.522, blue: 0.498)

Android XML<color name="color_57857f">#57857F</color>

SVG fillfill="#57857F"

More Teal Colors

#57857F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#57857F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57857F?

#57857F is a mid-tone teal — rgb(87, 133, 127) in RGB and hsl(172, 21%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.27.

What is the RGB value of #57857F?

#57857F is rgb(87, 133, 127) — red 87, green 133, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57857F?

#57857F converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57857F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57857F scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57857F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57857F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.08, which is visibly different.

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