What color is #517F6F?

#517F6F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517F6F?

The RGB value is 81, 127, 111: 81 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517F6F?

The complementary color is #7F5161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517F6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517F6F color

#517F6F rgb(81, 127, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #517F6F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 49.8% green and 43.5% blue (81, 127, 111).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#517F6F color codes

HEX	`#517F6F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 127, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 49.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 36%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -19.58, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 19.94, 169.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.851, 18.075, 17.795)`
Decimal	`5341039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517F6F, 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 #517F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	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 #517F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517f6f; }
.text { color: #517f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 127 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517f6f, #51787f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #517F6F?: #517F6F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517F6F?: The RGB value is 81, 127, 111: 81 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517F6F?: The complementary color is #7F5161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517F6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.