Information about #57BBCF color

#57BBCF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #57BBCF belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(87, 187, 207) (34.1% red, 73.3% green, 81.2% blue), or CMYK 47 / 8 / 0 / 19 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated aqua cyan, #57BBCF carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Parachute (#65B8D1). Slightly further away sit Viking (#4DB1C8) and Sea Serpent (#4BC7CF).

The recipe behind #57BBCF is rgb(87, 187, 207), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #57BBCF: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#57BBCF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#57BBCF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #57BBCF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Bayside color link
Bayside

#5FC9BF

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#57BBCF
  • RGB87, 187, 207
  • CMYK47, 8, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(87, 187, 207)
  • HSL190°, 56%, 58%
  • HSL Precise190°, 55.556%, 57.647%
  • HSV190°, 58%, 81%
  • HSB190°, 58%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.341, 0.733, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.341, 0.733, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.341, 0.733, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID57BBCF
  • DECIMAL ID5749711
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01