What color is #518356?

#518356 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518356?

The RGB value is 81, 131, 86: 81 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518356?

The complementary color is #83517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518356?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518356 color

#518356 rgb(81, 131, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #518356 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 51.4% green and 33.7% blue (81, 131, 86).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#518356 color codes

HEX	`#518356`
RGB	`rgb(81, 131, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 51.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, -26.83, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 32.97, 144.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.189, 18.653, 11.708)`
Decimal	`5342038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518356, 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 #518356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #518356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518356; }
.text { color: #518356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 131 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518356, #51836f); }

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Questions

What color is #518356?: #518356 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518356?: The RGB value is 81, 131, 86: 81 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518356?: The complementary color is #83517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518356?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.