What color is #517365?

#517365 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517365?

The RGB value is 81, 115, 101: 81 red, 115 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517365?

The complementary color is #73515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517365?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517365 color

#517365 rgb(81, 115, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #517365 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 45.1% green and 39.6% blue (81, 115, 101).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#517365 color codes

HEX	`#517365`
RGB	`rgb(81, 115, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 45.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, -15.43, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 15.9, 165.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.872, 14.95, 14.569)`
Decimal	`5337957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517365, 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 #517365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #517365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517365; }
.text { color: #517365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 115 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517365, #517073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #517365?: #517365 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517365?: The RGB value is 81, 115, 101: 81 red, 115 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517365?: The complementary color is #73515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517365?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.