What color is #51836F?

#51836F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51836F?

The RGB value is 81, 131, 111: 81 red, 131 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51836F?

The complementary color is #835165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51836F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51836F color

#51836F rgb(81, 131, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #51836F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51.4% green and 43.5% blue (81, 131, 111).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#51836F color codes

HEX	`#51836F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 131, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, -21.68, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 22.37, 165.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.378, 19.129, 17.97)`
Decimal	`5342063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51836F, 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 #51836F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#51836F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #51836F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51836f; }
.text { color: #51836f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51836f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 131 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51836f, #517e83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #51836F?: #51836F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51836F?: The RGB value is 81, 131, 111: 81 red, 131 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51836F?: The complementary color is #835165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51836F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.