What color is #51AE83?

#51AE83 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51AE83?

The RGB value is 81, 174, 131: 81 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51AE83?

The complementary color is #AE517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51AE83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51AE83 color

#51AE83 rgb(81, 174, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #51AE83 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 68.2% green and 51.4% blue (81, 174, 131).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 36% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#51AE83 color codes

HEX	`#51AE83`
RGB	`rgb(81, 174, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 68.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 36%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 53%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, -37.93, 13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 40.37, 159.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.624, 33.658, 26.773)`
Decimal	`5353091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51AE83, 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 #51AE83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#51AE83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #51AE83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51ae83; }
.text { color: #51ae83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51ae83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 174 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51ae83, #51abae); }

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Questions

What color is #51AE83?: #51AE83 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51AE83?: The RGB value is 81, 174, 131: 81 red, 174 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51AE83?: The complementary color is #AE517C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51AE83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.