What color is #519B71?

#519B71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #519B71?

The RGB value is 81, 155, 113: 81 red, 155 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #519B71?

The complementary color is #9B517B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #519B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#519B71 color

#519B71 rgb(81, 155, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #519B71 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 60.8% green and 44.3% blue (81, 155, 113).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#519B71 color codes

HEX	`#519B71`
RGB	`rgb(81, 155, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 60.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 48%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 27%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, -33.05, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 36.32, 155.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.094, 26.383, 19.759)`
Decimal	`5348209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #519B71, 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 #519B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#519B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #519B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #519b71; }
.text { color: #519b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #519b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 155 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #519b71, #519b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #519B71?: #519B71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #519B71?: The RGB value is 81, 155, 113: 81 red, 155 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #519B71?: The complementary color is #9B517B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #519B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.