What color is #51725A?

#51725A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51725A?

The RGB value is 81, 114, 90: 81 red, 114 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51725A?

The complementary color is #725169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51725A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51725A color

#51725A rgb(81, 114, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #51725A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 44.7% green and 35.3% blue (81, 114, 90).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#51725A color codes

HEX	`#51725A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 114, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 44.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, -17.28, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 19.74, 151.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.256, 14.522, 11.881)`
Decimal	`5337690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51725A, 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 #51725A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51725A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #51725A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51725a; }
.text { color: #51725a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51725a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 114 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51725a, #51726b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #51725A?: #51725A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51725A?: The RGB value is 81, 114, 90: 81 red, 114 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51725A?: The complementary color is #725169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51725A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.