What color is #51766B?

#51766B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51766B?

The RGB value is 81, 118, 107: 81 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51766B?

The complementary color is #76515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51766B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51766B color

#51766B rgb(81, 118, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #51766B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 46.3% green and 42% blue (81, 118, 107).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#51766B color codes

HEX	`#51766B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 118, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 46.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.67, -15.68, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.67, 15.79, 173.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.525, 15.767, 16.29)`
Decimal	`5338731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51766B, 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 #51766B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51766B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #51766B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51766b; }
.text { color: #51766b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51766b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 118 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51766b, #516f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #51766B?: #51766B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51766B?: The RGB value is 81, 118, 107: 81 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51766B?: The complementary color is #76515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51766B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.