What color is #51817A?

#51817A 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 #51817A?

The RGB value is 81, 129, 122: 81 red, 129 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51817A?

The complementary color is #815158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51817A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51817A color

#51817A rgb(81, 129, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #51817A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 50.6% green and 47.8% blue (81, 129, 122).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#51817A color codes

HEX	`#51817A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 129, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 50.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, -17.98, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 18.04, 184.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.755, 18.854, 21.27)`
Decimal	`5341562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51817A, 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 #51817A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#51817A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #51817A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51817a; }
.text { color: #51817a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51817a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 129 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51817a, #517081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #51817A?: #51817A 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 #51817A?: The RGB value is 81, 129, 122: 81 red, 129 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51817A?: The complementary color is #815158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51817A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.