What color is #517E59?

#517E59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517E59?

The RGB value is 81, 126, 89: 81 red, 126 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517E59?

The complementary color is #7E5176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517E59 color

#517E59 rgb(81, 126, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #517E59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49.4% green and 34.9% blue (81, 126, 89).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#517E59 color codes

HEX	`#517E59`
RGB	`rgb(81, 126, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, -23.77, 15.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 28.31, 147.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.657, 17.392, 12.139)`
Decimal	`5340761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517E59, 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 #517E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #517E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517e59; }
.text { color: #517e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 126 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517e59, #517e6f); }

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Questions

What color is #517E59?: #517E59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517E59?: The RGB value is 81, 126, 89: 81 red, 126 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517E59?: The complementary color is #7E5176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.