What color is #518561?

#518561 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 #518561?

The RGB value is 81, 133, 97: 81 red, 133 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518561?

The complementary color is #855175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518561?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518561 color

#518561 rgb(81, 133, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #518561 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 52.2% green and 38% blue (81, 133, 97).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#518561 color codes

HEX	`#518561`
RGB	`rgb(81, 133, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 52.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, -25.72, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 29.31, 151.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.938, 19.387, 14.315)`
Decimal	`5342561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518561, 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 #518561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #518561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518561; }
.text { color: #518561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 133 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518561, #51857b); }

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Questions

What color is #518561?: #518561 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 #518561?: The RGB value is 81, 133, 97: 81 red, 133 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518561?: The complementary color is #855175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518561?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.