What color is #519E92?

#519E92 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 #519E92?

The RGB value is 81, 158, 146: 81 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #519E92?

The complementary color is #9E515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #519E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#519E92 color

#519E92 rgb(81, 158, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #519E92 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 62% green and 57.3% blue (81, 158, 146).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 32% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#519E92 color codes

HEX	`#519E92`
RGB	`rgb(81, 158, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 62%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 32%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 49%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.14, -26.84, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.14, 26.86, 182.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.806, 28.277, 31.55)`
Decimal	`5349010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #519E92, 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 #519E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#519E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #519E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #519e92; }
.text { color: #519e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #519e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 158 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #519e92, #51839e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #519E92?: #519E92 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 #519E92?: The RGB value is 81, 158, 146: 81 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #519E92?: The complementary color is #9E515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #519E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.