What color is #518E87?

#518E87 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518E87?

The RGB value is 81, 142, 135: 81 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518E87?

The complementary color is #8E5158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518E87 color

#518E87 rgb(81, 142, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #518E87 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 55.7% green and 52.9% blue (81, 142, 135).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#518E87 color codes

HEX	`#518E87`
RGB	`rgb(81, 142, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 55.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.91, -21.54, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.91, 21.68, 186.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.438, 22.843, 26.407)`
Decimal	`5344903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518E87, 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 #518E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #518E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518e87; }
.text { color: #518e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 142 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518e87, #51778e); }

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Questions

What color is #518E87?: #518E87 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518E87?: The RGB value is 81, 142, 135: 81 red, 142 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518E87?: The complementary color is #8E5158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.