What color is #517D7B?

#517D7B 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 #517D7B?

The RGB value is 81, 125, 123: 81 red, 125 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517D7B?

The complementary color is #7D5153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517D7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517D7B color

#517D7B rgb(81, 125, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517D7B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49% green and 48.2% blue (81, 125, 123).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#517D7B color codes

HEX	`#517D7B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 125, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, -15.57, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 16.01, 193.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.301, 17.846, 21.426)`
Decimal	`5340539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517D7B, 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 #517D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #517D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517d7b; }
.text { color: #517d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 125 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517d7b, #51697d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #517D7B?: #517D7B 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 #517D7B?: The RGB value is 81, 125, 123: 81 red, 125 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517D7B?: The complementary color is #7D5153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517D7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.