What color is #517774?

#517774 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517774?

The RGB value is 81, 119, 116: 81 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517774?

The complementary color is #775154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517774 color

#517774 rgb(81, 119, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517774 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 46.7% green and 45.5% blue (81, 119, 116).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#517774 color codes

HEX	`#517774`
RGB	`rgb(81, 119, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 46.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, -14.04, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 14.29, 190.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.141, 16.203, 18.955)`
Decimal	`5338996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517774, 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 #517774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #517774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517774; }
.text { color: #517774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 119 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517774, #516777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #517774?: #517774 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517774?: The RGB value is 81, 119, 116: 81 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517774?: The complementary color is #775154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.