What color is #51765E?

#51765E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51765E?

The RGB value is 81, 118, 94: 81 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51765E?

The complementary color is #765169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51765E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51765E color

#51765E rgb(81, 118, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #51765E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 46.3% green and 36.9% blue (81, 118, 94).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#51765E color codes

HEX	`#51765E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 118, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 46.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.33, -18.59, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.33, 20.7, 153.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.891, 15.514, 12.955)`
Decimal	`5338718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51765E, 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 #51765E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51765E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #51765E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51765e; }
.text { color: #51765e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51765e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 118 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51765e, #517670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #51765E?: #51765E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51765E?: The RGB value is 81, 118, 94: 81 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51765E?: The complementary color is #765169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51765E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.