What color is #517D79?

#517D79 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517D79?

The RGB value is 81, 125, 121: 81 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517D79?

The complementary color is #7D5155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517D79 color

#517D79 rgb(81, 125, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517D79 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49% green and 47.5% blue (81, 125, 121).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#517D79 color codes

HEX	`#517D79`
RGB	`rgb(81, 125, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, -16.08, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 16.29, 189.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.177, 17.796, 20.773)`
Decimal	`5340537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517D79, 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 #517D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #517D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517d79; }
.text { color: #517d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 125 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517d79, #516b7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #517D79?: #517D79 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517D79?: The RGB value is 81, 125, 121: 81 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517D79?: The complementary color is #7D5155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.