What color is #517C5F?

#517C5F 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 #517C5F?

The RGB value is 81, 124, 95: 81 red, 124 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517C5F?

The complementary color is #7C516E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517C5F color

#517C5F rgb(81, 124, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #517C5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 48.6% green and 37.3% blue (81, 124, 95).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#517C5F color codes

HEX	`#517C5F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 124, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 48.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, -21.54, 11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 24.28, 152.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.666, 16.99, 13.436)`
Decimal	`5340255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517C5F, 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 #517C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #517C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517c5f; }
.text { color: #517c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 124 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517c5f, #517c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #517C5F?: #517C5F 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 #517C5F?: The RGB value is 81, 124, 95: 81 red, 124 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517C5F?: The complementary color is #7C516E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.