Palettes / Colors / #57BABC

#57BABC — Muted Teal

#57BABC is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#57BABC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC5957; it also sits naturally between #57BC8B and #5788BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #57BABC

.text { color: #57BABC; }
.background { background-color: #57BABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #57BABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 186, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 43%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #57BABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 186, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #57BABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 186, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#57BABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#57BABC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC5957:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #57BABC: #000000.

How #57BABC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #57BABC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #57BABB  ·  #57BABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #57BABC?

#57BABC is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 87, 186, 188). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #57BABC?

#57BABC is RGB 87, 186, 188 — HSL 181°, 43%, 54% — CMYK 54%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #57BABC?

Its complement is #BC5957; analogous partners are #57BC8B and #5788BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #57BABC for text?

Black text on #57BABC has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.