What color is #518683?

#518683 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518683?

The RGB value is 81, 134, 131: 81 red, 134 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518683?

The complementary color is #865154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518683 color

#518683 rgb(81, 134, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #518683 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 52.5% green and 51.4% blue (81, 134, 131).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#518683 color codes

HEX	`#518683`
RGB	`rgb(81, 134, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 52.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, -18.36, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 18.78, 192.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.014, 20.437, 24.569)`
Decimal	`5342851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518683, 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 #518683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #518683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518683; }
.text { color: #518683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 134 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518683, #516f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #518683?: #518683 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518683?: The RGB value is 81, 134, 131: 81 red, 134 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518683?: The complementary color is #865154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.