What color is #51884B?

#51884B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51884B?

The RGB value is 81, 136, 75: 81 red, 136 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51884B?

The complementary color is #824B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51884B?

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.

#51884B color

#51884B rgb(81, 136, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #51884B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 53.3% green and 29.4% blue (81, 136, 75).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#51884B color codes

HEX	`#51884B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 136, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 53.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 45%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 45%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, -31.08, 27.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 41.25, 138.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.467, 19.865, 9.78)`
Decimal	`5343307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51884B, 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 #51884B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#51884B 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 #51884B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51884b; }
.text { color: #51884b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51884b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 136 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51884b, #4b8863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #51884B?: #51884B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51884B?: The RGB value is 81, 136, 75: 81 red, 136 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51884B?: The complementary color is #824B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51884B?: 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.