What color is #517F86?

#517F86 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517F86?

The RGB value is 81, 127, 134: 81 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517F86?

The complementary color is #865851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517F86 color

#517F86 rgb(81, 127, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #517F86 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49.8% green and 52.5% blue (81, 127, 134).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#517F86 color codes

HEX	`#517F86`
RGB	`rgb(81, 127, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.27, -13.76, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.27, 16.32, 212.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.284, 18.648, 25.344)`
Decimal	`5341062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517F86, 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 #517F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#517F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #517F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517f86; }
.text { color: #517f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 127 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517f86, #516586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #517F86?: #517F86 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517F86?: The RGB value is 81, 127, 134: 81 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517F86?: The complementary color is #865851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.