What color is #518277?

#518277 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 #518277?

The RGB value is 81, 130, 119: 81 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518277?

The complementary color is #82515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518277 color

#518277 rgb(81, 130, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #518277 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51% green and 46.7% blue (81, 130, 119).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#518277 color codes

HEX	`#518277`
RGB	`rgb(81, 130, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, -19.26, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 19.27, 177.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.705, 19.046, 20.351)`
Decimal	`5341815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518277, 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 #518277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #518277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518277; }
.text { color: #518277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 130 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518277, #517582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #518277?: #518277 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 #518277?: The RGB value is 81, 130, 119: 81 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518277?: The complementary color is #82515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.