What color is #517B78?

#517B78 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 #517B78?

The RGB value is 81, 123, 120: 81 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517B78?

The complementary color is #7B5154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517B78 color

#517B78 rgb(81, 123, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517B78 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 48.2% green and 47.1% blue (81, 123, 120).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#517B78 color codes

HEX	`#517B78`
RGB	`rgb(81, 123, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 48.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.6, -15.24, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.6, 15.53, 191.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.865, 17.27, 20.369)`
Decimal	`5340024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517B78, 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 #517B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #517B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517b78; }
.text { color: #517b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 123 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517b78, #51697b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #517B78?: #517B78 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 #517B78?: The RGB value is 81, 123, 120: 81 red, 123 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517B78?: The complementary color is #7B5154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.