What color is #51625D?

#51625D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51625D?

The RGB value is 81, 98, 93: 81 red, 98 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51625D?

The complementary color is #625156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51625D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51625D color

#51625D rgb(81, 98, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51625D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 38.4% green and 36.5% blue (81, 98, 93).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#51625D color codes

HEX	`#51625D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 98, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 38.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 17%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.04, -7.6, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.04, 7.63, 174.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.736, 11.275, 12.017)`
Decimal	`5333597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51625D, 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 #51625D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51625D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	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 #51625D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51625d; }
.text { color: #51625d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51625d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 98 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51625d, #515f62); }

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Questions

What color is #51625D?: #51625D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51625D?: The RGB value is 81, 98, 93: 81 red, 98 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51625D?: The complementary color is #625156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51625D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.