What color is #518682?

#518682 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518682?

The RGB value is 81, 134, 130: 81 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518682?

The complementary color is #865155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518682 color

#518682 rgb(81, 134, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #518682 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 52.5% green and 51% blue (81, 134, 130).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#518682 color codes

HEX	`#518682`
RGB	`rgb(81, 134, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 52.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, -18.62, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 18.93, 190.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.946, 20.41, 24.214)`
Decimal	`5342850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518682, 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 #518682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #518682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518682; }
.text { color: #518682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 134 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518682, #516f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #518682?: #518682 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518682?: The RGB value is 81, 134, 130: 81 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518682?: The complementary color is #865155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.