Information about #51756F color

#51756F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#51756F falls into the Cyan Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 117, 111) — 31.8% red, 45.9% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 2 / 54. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#51756F is a softly toned aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Slightly further away sit Sabbatical (#547377) and Odyssey (#4F6D69).

The recipe behind #51756F is rgb(81, 117, 111), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #51756F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#51756F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#51756F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #51756F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51756F
  • RGB81, 117, 111
  • CMYK14, 0, 2, 54
  • CSSrgb(81, 117, 111)
  • HSL170°, 18%, 39%
  • HSL Precise170°, 18.182%, 38.824%
  • HSV170°, 31%, 46%
  • HSB170°, 31%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.459, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.459, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.459, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID51756F
  • DECIMAL ID5338479
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01