What color is #518374?

#518374 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518374?

The RGB value is 81, 131, 116: 81 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518374?

The complementary color is #835160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518374 color

#518374 rgb(81, 131, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #518374 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51.4% green and 45.5% blue (81, 131, 116).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#518374 color codes

HEX	`#518374`
RGB	`rgb(81, 131, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.97, -20.51, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.97, 20.7, 172.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.661, 19.242, 19.461)`
Decimal	`5342068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518374, 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 #518374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #518374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518374; }
.text { color: #518374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 131 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518374, #517983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #518374?: #518374 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518374?: The RGB value is 81, 131, 116: 81 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518374?: The complementary color is #835160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.