Information about #51787F color

#51787F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #51787F is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(81, 120, 127) (31.8% red, 47.1% green, 49.8% blue), or CMYK 18 / 3 / 0 / 50 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#51787F is a softly toned water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Beetle Green (#4C787E). Slightly further away sit Breaker Bay (#517B78) and Sabbatical (#547377).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 120, 127) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #51787F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#51787F color variations

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

#51787F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#90B2B8

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White

#FFFFFF

#51787F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#416066

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#30484C

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#203033

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Black

#000000

#51787F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#627C80

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Grey

#808080

#51787F 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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#51537F

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#51667F

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#517F74

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#517F61

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#51787F 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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#805852
#805852

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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
#51787F
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#806F52
#806F52

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#805262
#805262

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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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#526280

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#51787F
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#52806F
#52806F

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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
#51787F
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#805279
#805279

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#798052
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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
#51787F
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#585280
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#805852
#805852

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#798052
#798052

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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
#51787F
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#6F5280
#6F5280

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#805852
#805852

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#628052
#628052

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Nearest named colors to #51787F

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

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Half Smalt Blue color link
Half Smalt Blue

#5E7C80

Grayish Turquoise color link
Grayish Turquoise

#5E7D7E

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

#51787F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51787F
  • RGB81, 120, 127
  • CMYK18, 3, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(81, 120, 127)
  • HSL189°, 22%, 41%
  • HSL Precise189.13°, 22.115%, 40.784%
  • HSV189°, 36%, 50%
  • HSB189°, 36%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.471, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.471, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.471, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID51787F
  • DECIMAL ID5339263
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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