What color is #518B80?

#518B80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518B80?

The RGB value is 81, 139, 128: 81 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518B80?

The complementary color is #8B515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518B80 color

#518B80 rgb(81, 139, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #518B80 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 54.5% green and 50.2% blue (81, 139, 128).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#518B80 color codes

HEX	`#518B80`
RGB	`rgb(81, 139, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 54.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, -21.75, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 21.75, 180.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.521, 21.772, 23.75)`
Decimal	`5344128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518B80, 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 #518B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #518B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518b80; }
.text { color: #518b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 139 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518b80, #51798b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #518B80?: #518B80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518B80?: The RGB value is 81, 139, 128: 81 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518B80?: The complementary color is #8B515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.