What color is #517855?

#517855 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 #517855?

The RGB value is 81, 120, 85: 81 red, 120 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517855?

The complementary color is #785174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517855 color

#517855 rgb(81, 120, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #517855 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.1% green and 33.3% blue (81, 120, 85).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#517855 color codes

HEX	`#517855`
RGB	`rgb(81, 120, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.76, -21.45, 14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.76, 26.16, 145.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.749, 15.838, 11.03)`
Decimal	`5339221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517855, 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 #517855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #517855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517855; }
.text { color: #517855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 120 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517855, #517869); }

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Questions

What color is #517855?: #517855 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 #517855?: The RGB value is 81, 120, 85: 81 red, 120 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517855?: The complementary color is #785174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.