What color is #51745B?

#51745B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51745B?

The RGB value is 81, 116, 91: 81 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51745B?

The complementary color is #74516A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51745B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51745B color

#51745B rgb(81, 116, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #51745B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 45.5% green and 35.7% blue (81, 116, 91).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#51745B color codes

HEX	`#51745B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 116, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 45.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, -18.15, 9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 20.66, 151.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.526, 14.995, 12.182)`
Decimal	`5338203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51745B, 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 #51745B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51745B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #51745B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51745b; }
.text { color: #51745b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51745b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 116 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51745b, #51746c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #51745B?: #51745B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51745B?: The RGB value is 81, 116, 91: 81 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51745B?: The complementary color is #74516A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51745B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.