What color is #51A5A4?

#51A5A4 is a desaturated cyan known as Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Twilight Meadow?

The RGB value is 81, 165, 164: 81 red, 165 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Twilight Meadow?

The complementary color is #A55152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51A5A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Twilight Meadow color: hex code #51A5A4

#51A5A4 rgb(81, 165, 164)

Shades of teal

Twilight Meadow has the hex code #51A5A4. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 64.7% green and 64.3% blue (81, 165, 164).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 34% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4) color codes

HEX	`#51A5A4`
RGB	`rgb(81, 165, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 64.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 34%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, -25.59, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 26.61, 195.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.547, 31.338, 39.923)`
Decimal	`5350820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Twilight Meadow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #51A5A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#51A5A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #51A5A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51a5a4; }
.text { color: #51a5a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51a5a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 165 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51a5a4, #517ca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #51A5A4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #51A5A4?: #51A5A4 is a desaturated cyan known as Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Twilight Meadow?: The RGB value is 81, 165, 164: 81 red, 165 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Twilight Meadow?: The complementary color is #A55152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51A5A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.