What color is #517665?

#517665 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 #517665?

The RGB value is 81, 118, 101: 81 red, 118 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517665?

The complementary color is #765162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517665 color

#517665 rgb(81, 118, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #517665 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 46.3% green and 39.6% blue (81, 118, 101).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#517665 color codes

HEX	`#517665`
RGB	`rgb(81, 118, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 46.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, -17.06, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 17.84, 163.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.22, 15.645, 14.685)`
Decimal	`5338725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517665, 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 #517665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #517665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517665; }
.text { color: #517665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 118 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517665, #517576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #517665?: #517665 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 #517665?: The RGB value is 81, 118, 101: 81 red, 118 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517665?: The complementary color is #765162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.