What color is #51635C?

#51635C 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 #51635C?

The RGB value is 81, 99, 92: 81 red, 99 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51635C?

The complementary color is #635158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51635C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51635C color

#51635C rgb(81, 99, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51635C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 38.8% green and 36.1% blue (81, 99, 92).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#51635C color codes

HEX	`#51635C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 99, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 38.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.32, -8.41, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.32, 8.58, 168.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.786, 11.445, 11.817)`
Decimal	`5333852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51635C, 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 #51635C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51635C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #51635C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51635c; }
.text { color: #51635c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51635c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 99 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51635c, #516163); }

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Questions

What color is #51635C?: #51635C 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 #51635C?: The RGB value is 81, 99, 92: 81 red, 99 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51635C?: The complementary color is #635158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51635C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.