What color is #517859?

#517859 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 #517859?

The RGB value is 81, 120, 89: 81 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517859?

The complementary color is #785170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517859 color

#517859 rgb(81, 120, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #517859 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.1% green and 34.9% blue (81, 120, 89).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#517859 color codes

HEX	`#517859`
RGB	`rgb(81, 120, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, -20.67, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 24.29, 148.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.912, 15.903, 11.891)`
Decimal	`5339225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517859, 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 #517859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #517859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517859; }
.text { color: #517859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 120 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517859, #51786d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #517859?: #517859 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 #517859?: The RGB value is 81, 120, 89: 81 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517859?: The complementary color is #785170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.