What color is #51785F?

#51785F 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 #51785F?

The RGB value is 81, 120, 95: 81 red, 120 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51785F?

The complementary color is #78516A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51785F?

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.

#51785F color

#51785F rgb(81, 120, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #51785F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.1% green and 37.3% blue (81, 120, 95).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

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

#51785F color codes

HEX	`#51785F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 120, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, -19.44, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 21.61, 154.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.175, 16.008, 13.273)`
Decimal	`5339231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51785F, 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 #51785F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51785F 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 #51785F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51785f; }
.text { color: #51785f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51785f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 120 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51785f, #517873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #51785F?: #51785F 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 #51785F?: The RGB value is 81, 120, 95: 81 red, 120 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51785F?: The complementary color is #78516A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51785F?: 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.