What color is #517050?

#517050 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517050?

The RGB value is 81, 112, 80: 81 red, 112 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517050?

The complementary color is #6F5070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517050 color

#517050 rgb(81, 112, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #517050 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 43.9% green and 31.4% blue (81, 112, 80).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#517050 color codes

HEX	`#517050`
RGB	`rgb(81, 112, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 43.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.11, -18.17, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.11, 23.11, 141.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.635, 13.916, 9.714)`
Decimal	`5337168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517050, 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 #517050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	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 #517050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517050; }
.text { color: #517050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 112 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517050, #50705f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #517050?: #517050 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517050?: The RGB value is 81, 112, 80: 81 red, 112 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517050?: The complementary color is #6F5070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.