What color is #51796B?

#51796B 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 #51796B?

The RGB value is 81, 121, 107: 81 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51796B?

The complementary color is #79515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51796B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51796B color

#51796B rgb(81, 121, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #51796B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.5% green and 42% blue (81, 121, 107).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#51796B color codes

HEX	`#51796B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 121, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -17.31, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 17.61, 169.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.884, 16.485, 16.41)`
Decimal	`5339499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51796B, 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 #51796B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51796B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #51796B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51796b; }
.text { color: #51796b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51796b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 121 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51796b, #517379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #51796B?: #51796B 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 #51796B?: The RGB value is 81, 121, 107: 81 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51796B?: The complementary color is #79515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51796B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.