What color is #51827D?

#51827D 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 #51827D?

The RGB value is 81, 130, 125: 81 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51827D?

The complementary color is #825156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51827D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51827D color

#51827D rgb(81, 130, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #51827D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51% green and 49% blue (81, 130, 125).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 4.84:1).

#51827D color codes

HEX	`#51827D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 130, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.91, -17.76, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.91, 17.94, 188.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.076, 19.194, 22.308)`
Decimal	`5341821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51827D, 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 #51827D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#51827D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #51827D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51827d; }
.text { color: #51827d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51827d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 130 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51827d, #516e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #51827D?: #51827D 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 #51827D?: The RGB value is 81, 130, 125: 81 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51827D?: The complementary color is #825156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51827D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.