What color is #518255?

#518255 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518255?

The RGB value is 81, 130, 85: 81 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518255?

The complementary color is #82517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518255?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518255 color

#518255 rgb(81, 130, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #518255 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51% green and 33.3% blue (81, 130, 85).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#518255 color codes

HEX	`#518255`
RGB	`rgb(81, 130, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, -26.52, 19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 32.79, 143.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.015, 18.37, 11.453)`
Decimal	`5341781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518255, 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 #518255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #518255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518255; }
.text { color: #518255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 130 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518255, #51826e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #518255?: #518255 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518255?: The RGB value is 81, 130, 85: 81 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518255?: The complementary color is #82517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518255?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.