What color is #518263?

#518263 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518263?

The RGB value is 81, 130, 99: 81 red, 130 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518263?

The complementary color is #825170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518263 color

#518263 rgb(81, 130, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #518263 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51% green and 38.8% blue (81, 130, 99).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#518263 color codes

HEX	`#518263`
RGB	`rgb(81, 130, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -23.79, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 26.49, 153.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.627, 18.615, 14.677)`
Decimal	`5341795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518263, 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 #518263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #518263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518263; }
.text { color: #518263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 130 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518263, #51827b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #518263?: #518263 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518263?: The RGB value is 81, 130, 99: 81 red, 130 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518263?: The complementary color is #825170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.