What color is #51998E?

#51998E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51998E?

The RGB value is 81, 153, 142: 81 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51998E?

The complementary color is #99515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51998E color

#51998E rgb(81, 153, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #51998E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (81, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#51998E color codes

HEX	`#51998E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, -25.36, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 25.39, 182.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.665, 26.483, 29.661)`
Decimal	`5347726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51998E, 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 #51998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#51998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #51998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51998e; }
.text { color: #51998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51998e, #518099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #51998E?: #51998E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51998E?: The RGB value is 81, 153, 142: 81 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51998E?: The complementary color is #99515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.