Palettes / Colors / #57CCCD

#57CCCD — Muted Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #57CCCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#57CCCD 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 #CD5856; it also sits naturally between #56CD93 and #568FCD. 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 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #57CCCD

.text { color: #57CCCD; }
.background { background-color: #57CCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #57CCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 204, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 54%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #57CCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 204, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #57CCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 204, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD5856:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #57CCCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #57CCCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #57CCCD 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 #57CCCD 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

← #57CCCC  ·  #57CCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #57CCCD?

#57CCCD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 87, 204, 205). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #57CCCD?

#57CCCD is RGB 87, 204, 205 — HSL 181°, 54%, 57% — CMYK 58%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #57CCCD?

Its complement is #CD5856; analogous partners are #56CD93 and #568FCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #57CCCD for text?

Black text on #57CCCD has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.