What color is #517357?

#517357 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 #517357?

The RGB value is 81, 115, 87: 81 red, 115 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517357?

The complementary color is #73516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517357 color

#517357 rgb(81, 115, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #517357 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 45.1% green and 34.1% blue (81, 115, 87).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#517357 color codes

HEX	`#517357`
RGB	`rgb(81, 115, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 45.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, -18.42, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 21.81, 147.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.244, 14.698, 11.26)`
Decimal	`5337943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517357, 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 #517357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #517357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517357; }
.text { color: #517357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 115 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517357, #517368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #517357?: #517357 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 #517357?: The RGB value is 81, 115, 87: 81 red, 115 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517357?: The complementary color is #73516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.