What color is #517E55?

#517E55 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 #517E55?

The RGB value is 81, 126, 85: 81 red, 126 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517E55?

The complementary color is #7E517A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517E55 color

#517E55 rgb(81, 126, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #517E55 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49.4% green and 33.3% blue (81, 126, 85).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#517E55 color codes

HEX	`#517E55`
RGB	`rgb(81, 126, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 33%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.67, -24.52, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.67, 30.16, 144.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.493, 17.326, 11.279)`
Decimal	`5340757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517E55, 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 #517E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #517E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517e55; }
.text { color: #517e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 126 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517e55, #517e6c); }

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Questions

What color is #517E55?: #517E55 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 #517E55?: The RGB value is 81, 126, 85: 81 red, 126 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517E55?: The complementary color is #7E517A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.