What color is #51797F?

#51797F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51797F?

The RGB value is 81, 121, 127: 81 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51797F?

The complementary color is #7F5751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51797F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51797F color

#51797F rgb(81, 121, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #51797F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.5% green and 49.8% blue (81, 121, 127).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#51797F color codes

HEX	`#51797F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 121, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 36%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, -12.31, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 14.53, 212.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.06, 16.956, 22.606)`
Decimal	`5339519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51797F, 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 #51797F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51797F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #51797F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51797f; }
.text { color: #51797f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51797f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 121 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51797f, #51627f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #51797F?: #51797F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51797F?: The RGB value is 81, 121, 127: 81 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51797F?: The complementary color is #7F5751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51797F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.