What color is #517A5F?

#517A5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517A5F?

The RGB value is 81, 122, 95: 81 red, 122 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517A5F?

The complementary color is #7A516C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517A5F color

#517A5F rgb(81, 122, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #517A5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.8% green and 37.3% blue (81, 122, 95).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#517A5F color codes

HEX	`#517A5F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 122, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, -20.5, 10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 22.95, 153.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.418, 16.494, 13.354)`
Decimal	`5339743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517A5F, 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 #517A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #517A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517a5f; }
.text { color: #517a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 122 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517a5f, #517a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #517A5F?: #517A5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517A5F?: The RGB value is 81, 122, 95: 81 red, 122 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517A5F?: The complementary color is #7A516C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.