What color is #518D59?

#518D59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518D59?

The RGB value is 81, 141, 89: 81 red, 141 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518D59?

The complementary color is #8D5185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518D59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518D59 color

#518D59 rgb(81, 141, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #518D59 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 55.3% green and 34.9% blue (81, 141, 89).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#518D59 color codes

HEX	`#518D59`
RGB	`rgb(81, 141, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 55.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.51, -31.11, 21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.51, 37.99, 144.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.721, 21.519, 12.827)`
Decimal	`5344601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518D59, 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 #518D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #518D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518d59; }
.text { color: #518d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 141 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518d59, #518d77); }

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Questions

What color is #518D59?: #518D59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518D59?: The RGB value is 81, 141, 89: 81 red, 141 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518D59?: The complementary color is #8D5185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518D59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.