What color is #517462?

#517462 is a grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517462?

The RGB value is 81, 116, 98: 81 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517462?

The complementary color is #745163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517462 color

#517462 rgb(81, 116, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #517462 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 45.5% green and 38.4% blue (81, 116, 98).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#517462 color codes

HEX	`#517462`
RGB	`rgb(81, 116, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 45.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.8, -16.65, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.8, 17.69, 160.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.843, 15.121, 13.848)`
Decimal	`5338210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517462, 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 #517462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #517462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517462; }
.text { color: #517462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 116 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517462, #517473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #517462?: #517462 is a grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517462?: The RGB value is 81, 116, 98: 81 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517462?: The complementary color is #745163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.