What color is #517A6C?

#517A6C 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 #517A6C?

The RGB value is 81, 122, 108: 81 red, 122 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517A6C?

The complementary color is #7A515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517A6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517A6C color

#517A6C rgb(81, 122, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #517A6C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 47.8% green and 42.4% blue (81, 122, 108).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#517A6C color codes

HEX	`#517A6C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 122, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 47.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, -17.62, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 17.89, 169.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.059, 16.75, 16.73)`
Decimal	`5339756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517A6C, 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 #517A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #517A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517a6c; }
.text { color: #517a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 122 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517a6c, #51747a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #517A6C?: #517A6C 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 #517A6C?: The RGB value is 81, 122, 108: 81 red, 122 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517A6C?: The complementary color is #7A515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517A6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.