What color is #517576?

#517576 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517576?

The RGB value is 81, 117, 118: 81 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517576?

The complementary color is #765251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517576?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517576 color

#517576 rgb(81, 117, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517576 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 45.9% green and 46.3% blue (81, 117, 118).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#517576 color codes

HEX	`#517576`
RGB	`rgb(81, 117, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 45.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 1%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, -12.42, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 13.26, 200.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.024, 15.779, 19.495)`
Decimal	`5338486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517576, 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 #517576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #517576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517576; }
.text { color: #517576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 117 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517576, #516276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #517576?: #517576 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517576?: The RGB value is 81, 117, 118: 81 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517576?: The complementary color is #765251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517576?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.