Information about #51727B color

#51727B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #51727B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(81, 114, 123) (31.8% red, 44.7% green, 48.2% blue), or CMYK 16 / 4 / 0 / 52 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #51727B reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sabbatical (#547377). Nearby in the Register you will also find Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Seachange (#4E6E81).

The recipe behind #51727B is rgb(81, 114, 123), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #51727B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#51727B color variations

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

#51727B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51727B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#405B62

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#30444A

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Black

#000000

#51727B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#62787E

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Grey

#808080

#51727B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#50617B

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#507B73

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#51727B 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
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#7B5A51
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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
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#7B6F51
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#7B515D
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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
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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
#51727B
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#7B5172
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#727B51
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#5A517B
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#7B5A51
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#727B51
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#6F517B
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#7B5A51
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#5D7B51
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Nearest named colors to #51727B

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

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Dark Green Copper color link
Dark Green Copper

#4A766E

#51727B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51727B
  • RGB81, 114, 123
  • CMYK16, 4, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(81, 114, 123)
  • HSL193°, 21%, 40%
  • HSL Precise192.857°, 20.588%, 40%
  • HSV193°, 34%, 48%
  • HSB193°, 34%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.447, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.447, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.447, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51727B
  • DECIMAL ID5337723
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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