What color is #517E83?

#517E83 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517E83?

The RGB value is 81, 126, 131: 81 red, 126 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517E83?

The complementary color is #835651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517E83 color

#517E83 rgb(81, 126, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517E83 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49.4% green and 51.4% blue (81, 126, 131).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#517E83 color codes

HEX	`#517E83`
RGB	`rgb(81, 126, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, -14.02, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 15.95, 208.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.949, 18.309, 24.215)`
Decimal	`5340803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517E83, 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 #517E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #517E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517e83; }
.text { color: #517e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 126 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517e83, #516583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #517E83?: #517E83 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517E83?: The RGB value is 81, 126, 131: 81 red, 126 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517E83?: The complementary color is #835651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.