What color is #51905E?

#51905E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51905E?

The RGB value is 81, 144, 94: 81 red, 144 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51905E?

The complementary color is #905183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51905E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51905E color

#51905E rgb(81, 144, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #51905E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 56.5% green and 36.9% blue (81, 144, 94).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#51905E color codes

HEX	`#51905E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 144, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 56.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -31.62, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 37.64, 147.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.386, 22.503, 14.12)`
Decimal	`5345374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51905E, 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 #51905E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#51905E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #51905E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51905e; }
.text { color: #51905e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51905e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 144 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51905e, #51907e); }

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Questions

What color is #51905E?: #51905E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51905E?: The RGB value is 81, 144, 94: 81 red, 144 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51905E?: The complementary color is #905183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51905E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.