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#57BCA1 Color

#57BCA1 is rgb(87, 188, 161) in RGB, hsl(164, 43%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 14%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57BCA1
HEX#57BCA1
RGBrgb(87, 188, 161)
HSLhsl(164, 43%, 54%)
HSVhsv(164, 54%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 14%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.103 173.3)
LABlab(69.71% -35.88 4.29)
LCHlch(69.71% 36.14 173.19)

What #57BCA1 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 #57BCA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 7.07Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.09Zomp#39A78EΔE 7.97Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 10.41Persian Green#00A693ΔE 11.52Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 11.93

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#57BCA1 Channel Values

How #57BCA1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 188 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 43% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 54% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57BCA1 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #57BCA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #57BCA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57BCA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#57BCA1
Complementary
#BC5772
Analogous
#57BC6F
Analogous
#57A5BC
Triadic
#A157BC
Triadic
#BCA157
Split comp.
#BC57A5
Split comp.
#BC6F57

Tints & Shades of #57BCA1

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.

Tints

#6DC5AD
#87CFBC
#9DD8C8
#B2E0D4
#C8E9E0
#E2F3EF

Shades

#44AB90
#3A927A
#307865
#245B4D
#1A4237
#102822

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57BCA1.

How #57BCA1 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#57BCA1
Protanopia#B0B0A1
Protanomaly#94B5A1
Deuteranopia#A3A3A3
Deuteranomaly#8BAEA2
Tritanopia#5FB9B9
Tritanomaly#5CBAB0
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57BCA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-57bca1: #57BCA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57BCA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57bca1': '#57BCA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.737, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_57bca1">#57BCA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#57BCA1"

More Green Colors

#57BCA1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#57BCA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57BCA1?

#57BCA1 is a mid-tone green — rgb(87, 188, 161) in RGB and hsl(164, 43%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #57BCA1?

#57BCA1 is rgb(87, 188, 161) — red 87, green 188, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57BCA1?

#57BCA1 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 14%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57BCA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57BCA1 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57BCA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57BCA1 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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