What color is #518481?

#518481 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518481?

The RGB value is 81, 132, 129: 81 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518481?

The complementary color is #845154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518481 color

#518481 rgb(81, 132, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #518481 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51.8% green and 50.6% blue (81, 132, 129).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#518481 color codes

HEX	`#518481`
RGB	`rgb(81, 132, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, -17.81, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 18.21, 192.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.606, 19.836, 23.771)`
Decimal	`5342337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518481, 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 #518481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #518481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518481; }
.text { color: #518481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 132 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518481, #516d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #518481?: #518481 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518481?: The RGB value is 81, 132, 129: 81 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518481?: The complementary color is #845154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.