What color is #517667?

#517667 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517667?

The RGB value is 81, 118, 103: 81 red, 118 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517667?

The complementary color is #765160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517667 color

#517667 rgb(81, 118, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #517667 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 46.3% green and 40.4% blue (81, 118, 103).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#517667 color codes

HEX	`#517667`
RGB	`rgb(81, 118, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 46.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 13%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, -16.61, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 17.11, 166.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.319, 15.685, 15.208)`
Decimal	`5338727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517667, 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 #517667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #517667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517667; }
.text { color: #517667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 118 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517667, #517376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #517667?: #517667 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517667?: The RGB value is 81, 118, 103: 81 red, 118 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517667?: The complementary color is #765160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.