What color is #51A995?

#51A995 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51A995?

The RGB value is 81, 169, 149: 81 red, 169 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51A995?

The complementary color is #A95165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51A995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51A995 color

#51A995 rgb(81, 169, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #51A995 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 66.3% green and 58.4% blue (81, 169, 149).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#51A995 color codes

HEX	`#51A995`
RGB	`rgb(81, 169, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 66.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 52%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -31.44, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 31.52, 175.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.004, 32.293, 33.449)`
Decimal	`5351829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51A995, 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 #51A995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#51A995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	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 #51A995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51a995; }
.text { color: #51a995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51a995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 169 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51a995, #5191a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #51A995?: #51A995 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51A995?: The RGB value is 81, 169, 149: 81 red, 169 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51A995?: The complementary color is #A95165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51A995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.