What color is #51784B?

#51784B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51784B?

The RGB value is 81, 120, 75: 81 red, 120 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51784B?

The complementary color is #724B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51784B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51784B color

#51784B rgb(81, 120, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #51784B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.1% green and 29.4% blue (81, 120, 75).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#51784B color codes

HEX	`#51784B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 120, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, -23.24, 20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 30.98, 138.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.379, 15.69, 9.084)`
Decimal	`5339211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51784B, 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 #51784B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51784B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #51784B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51784b; }
.text { color: #51784b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51784b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 120 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51784b, #4b785b); }

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Questions

What color is #51784B?: #51784B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51784B?: The RGB value is 81, 120, 75: 81 red, 120 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51784B?: The complementary color is #724B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51784B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.