What color is #51655E?

#51655E 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 #51655E?

The RGB value is 81, 101, 94: 81 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51655E?

The complementary color is #655158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51655E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51655E color

#51655E rgb(81, 101, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51655E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (81, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#51655E color codes

HEX	`#51655E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, -9.12, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 9.24, 170.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.067, 11.865, 12.347)`
Decimal	`5334366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51655E, 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 #51655E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51655E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #51655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51655e; }
.text { color: #51655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51655e, #516265); }

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Questions

What color is #51655E?: #51655E 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 #51655E?: The RGB value is 81, 101, 94: 81 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51655E?: The complementary color is #655158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51655E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.