What color is #517155?

#517155 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517155?

The RGB value is 81, 113, 85: 81 red, 113 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517155?

The complementary color is #71516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517155 color

#517155 rgb(81, 113, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #517155 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 44.3% green and 33.3% blue (81, 113, 85).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#517155 color codes

HEX	`#517155`
RGB	`rgb(81, 113, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 44.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, -17.75, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 21.37, 146.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.938, 14.215, 10.76)`
Decimal	`5337429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517155, 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 #517155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #517155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517155; }
.text { color: #517155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 113 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517155, #517165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #517155?: #517155 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517155?: The RGB value is 81, 113, 85: 81 red, 113 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517155?: The complementary color is #71516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.