What color is #517B50?

#517B50 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517B50?

The RGB value is 81, 123, 80: 81 red, 123 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517B50?

The complementary color is #7A507B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517B50?

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.

#517B50 color

#517B50 rgb(81, 123, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #517B50 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 48.2% green and 31.4% blue (81, 123, 80).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#517B50 color codes

HEX	`#517B50`
RGB	`rgb(81, 123, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 48.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 35%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, -23.91, 19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 30.55, 141.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.924, 16.494, 10.143)`
Decimal	`5339984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517B50, 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 #517B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517B50 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 #517B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517b50; }
.text { color: #517b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 123 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517b50, #507b64); }

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Questions

What color is #517B50?: #517B50 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517B50?: The RGB value is 81, 123, 80: 81 red, 123 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517B50?: The complementary color is #7A507B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517B50?: 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.