What color is #518B90?

#518B90 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518B90?

The RGB value is 81, 139, 144: 81 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518B90?

The complementary color is #905651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518B90 color

#518B90 rgb(81, 139, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #518B90 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (81, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#518B90 color codes

HEX	`#518B90`
RGB	`rgb(81, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.27, -17.57, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.27, 19.57, 206.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.658, 22.227, 29.74)`
Decimal	`5344144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518B90, 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 #518B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #518B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518b90; }
.text { color: #518b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518b90, #516b90); }

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Questions

What color is #518B90?: #518B90 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518B90?: The RGB value is 81, 139, 144: 81 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518B90?: The complementary color is #905651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.