What color is #518B8A?

#518B8A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518B8A?

The RGB value is 81, 139, 138: 81 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518B8A?

The complementary color is #8B5152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518B8A color

#518B8A rgb(81, 139, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #518B8A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 54.5% green and 54.1% blue (81, 139, 138).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#518B8A color codes

HEX	`#518B8A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 139, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 54.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, -19.18, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 19.94, 195.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.212, 22.048, 27.389)`
Decimal	`5344138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518B8A, 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 #518B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #518B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518b8a; }
.text { color: #518b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 139 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518b8a, #516f8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #518B8A?: #518B8A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518B8A?: The RGB value is 81, 139, 138: 81 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518B8A?: The complementary color is #8B5152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.