What color is #518764?

#518764 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518764?

The RGB value is 81, 135, 100: 81 red, 135 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518764?

The complementary color is #875174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518764?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518764 color

#518764 rgb(81, 135, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #518764 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 52.9% green and 39.2% blue (81, 135, 100).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#518764 color codes

HEX	`#518764`
RGB	`rgb(81, 135, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 52.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, -26.1, 13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 29.3, 153)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.357, 19.996, 15.157)`
Decimal	`5343076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518764, 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 #518764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #518764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518764; }
.text { color: #518764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 135 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518764, #51877f); }

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Questions

What color is #518764?: #518764 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518764?: The RGB value is 81, 135, 100: 81 red, 135 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518764?: The complementary color is #875174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518764?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.