What color is #51875D?

#51875D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51875D?

The RGB value is 81, 135, 93: 81 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51875D?

The complementary color is #87517B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51875D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51875D color

#51875D rgb(81, 135, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #51875D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 52.9% green and 36.5% blue (81, 135, 93).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#51875D color codes

HEX	`#51875D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 135, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 52.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -27.49, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 32.37, 148.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.032, 19.867, 13.449)`
Decimal	`5343069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51875D, 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 #51875D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#51875D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #51875D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51875d; }
.text { color: #51875d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51875d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 135 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51875d, #518778); }

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Questions

What color is #51875D?: #51875D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51875D?: The RGB value is 81, 135, 93: 81 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51875D?: The complementary color is #87517B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51875D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.