What color is #517256?

#517256 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 #517256?

The RGB value is 81, 114, 86: 81 red, 114 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517256?

The complementary color is #72516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517256?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517256 color

#517256 rgb(81, 114, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #517256 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 44.7% green and 33.7% blue (81, 114, 86).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% 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 5.4:1).

#517256 color codes

HEX	`#517256`
RGB	`rgb(81, 114, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 44.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, -18.09, 11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 21.59, 146.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.09, 14.455, 11.008)`
Decimal	`5337686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517256, 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 #517256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #517256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517256; }
.text { color: #517256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 114 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517256, #517267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #517256?: #517256 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 #517256?: The RGB value is 81, 114, 86: 81 red, 114 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517256?: The complementary color is #72516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517256?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.