What color is #51572F?

#51572F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51572F?

The RGB value is 81, 87, 47: 81 red, 87 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51572F?

The complementary color is #352F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51572F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51572F color

#51572F rgb(81, 87, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #51572F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.1% green and 18.4% blue (81, 87, 47).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#51572F color codes

HEX	`#51572F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 87, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 46%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 46%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.54, -9.48, 22.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.54, 24.32, 112.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.315, 8.771, 3.996)`
Decimal	`5330735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51572F, 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 #51572F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51572F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #51572F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51572f; }
.text { color: #51572f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51572f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 87 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51572f, #3d572f); }

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Questions

What color is #51572F?: #51572F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51572F?: The RGB value is 81, 87, 47: 81 red, 87 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51572F?: The complementary color is #352F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51572F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.