What color is #517675?

#517675 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 #517675?

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

What is the complementary color of #517675?

The complementary color is #765152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517675?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517675 color

#517675 rgb(81, 118, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517675 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 178°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#517675 color codes

HEX	`#517675`
RGB	`rgb(81, 118, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 46.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, -13.23, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 13.72, 195.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.082, 15.99, 19.223)`
Decimal	`5338741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517675, 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 #517675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #517675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517675; }
.text { color: #517675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 118 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517675, #516576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #517675?: #517675 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 #517675?: The RGB value is 81, 118, 117: 81 red, 118 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517675?: The complementary color is #765152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517675?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.