What color is #517D55?

#517D55 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 #517D55?

The RGB value is 81, 125, 85: 81 red, 125 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517D55?

The complementary color is #7D5179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517D55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517D55 color

#517D55 rgb(81, 125, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #517D55 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49% green and 33.3% blue (81, 125, 85).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#517D55 color codes

HEX	`#517D55`
RGB	`rgb(81, 125, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, -24.01, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 29.5, 144.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.366, 17.072, 11.236)`
Decimal	`5340501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517D55, 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 #517D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #517D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517d55; }
.text { color: #517d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 125 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517d55, #517d6b); }

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Questions

What color is #517D55?: #517D55 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 #517D55?: The RGB value is 81, 125, 85: 81 red, 125 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517D55?: The complementary color is #7D5179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517D55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.