What color is #51837E?

#51837E 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 #51837E?

The RGB value is 81, 131, 126: 81 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51837E?

The complementary color is #835156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51837E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51837E color

#51837E rgb(81, 131, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #51837E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51.4% green and 49.4% blue (81, 131, 126).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 24% saturation and 42% 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 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#51837E color codes

HEX	`#51837E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 131, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.25, -18.04, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.25, 18.23, 188.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.274, 19.487, 22.691)`
Decimal	`5342078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51837E, 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 #51837E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#51837E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #51837E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51837e; }
.text { color: #51837e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51837e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 131 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51837e, #516f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #51837E?: #51837E 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 #51837E?: The RGB value is 81, 131, 126: 81 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51837E?: The complementary color is #835156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51837E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.