What color is #517A79?

#517A79 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517A79?

The RGB value is 81, 122, 121: 81 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517A79?

The complementary color is #7A5152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517A79 color

#517A79 rgb(81, 122, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517A79 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (81, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#517A79 color codes

HEX	`#517A79`
RGB	`rgb(81, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.32, -14.43, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.32, 14.98, 195.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.803, 17.048, 20.649)`
Decimal	`5339769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517A79, 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 #517A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #517A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517a79; }
.text { color: #517a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517a79, #51677a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #517A79?: #517A79 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517A79?: The RGB value is 81, 122, 121: 81 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517A79?: The complementary color is #7A5152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.