What color is #51786C?

#51786C 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 #51786C?

The RGB value is 81, 120, 108: 81 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51786C?

The complementary color is #78515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51786C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51786C color

#51786C rgb(81, 120, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #51786C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.1% green and 42.4% blue (81, 120, 108).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#51786C color codes

HEX	`#51786C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 120, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.32, -16.54, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.32, 16.69, 172.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.816, 16.264, 16.648)`
Decimal	`5339244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51786C, 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 #51786C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51786C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #51786C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51786c; }
.text { color: #51786c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51786c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 120 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51786c, #517178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #51786C?: #51786C 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 #51786C?: The RGB value is 81, 120, 108: 81 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51786C?: The complementary color is #78515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51786C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.