What color is #00513D?

#00513D is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00513D?

The RGB value is 0, 81, 61: 0 red, 81 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00513D?

The complementary color is #510014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00513D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00513D color

#00513D rgb(0, 81, 61)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00513D is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 31.8% green and 23.9% blue (0, 81, 61).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#00513D color codes

HEX	`#00513D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 81, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 31.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 25%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.96, -27.39, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.96, 27.97, 168.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.784, 6.221, 5.415)`
Decimal	`20797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00513D, 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 #00513D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00513D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #00513D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00513d; }
.text { color: #00513d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00513d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 81 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00513d, #003c51); }

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Questions

What color is #00513D?: #00513D is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00513D?: The RGB value is 0, 81, 61: 0 red, 81 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00513D?: The complementary color is #510014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00513D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.