What color is #517656?

#517656 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 #517656?

The RGB value is 81, 118, 86: 81 red, 118 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517656?

The complementary color is #765171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517656 color

#517656 rgb(81, 118, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #517656 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 46.3% green and 33.7% blue (81, 118, 86).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#517656 color codes

HEX	`#517656`
RGB	`rgb(81, 118, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 46.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 27%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.15, -20.21, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.15, 24.33, 146.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.551, 15.378, 11.162)`
Decimal	`5338710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517656, 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 #517656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #517656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517656; }
.text { color: #517656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 118 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517656, #517669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #517656?: #517656 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 #517656?: The RGB value is 81, 118, 86: 81 red, 118 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517656?: The complementary color is #765171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.