What color is #518D77?

#518D77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518D77?

The RGB value is 81, 141, 119: 81 red, 141 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518D77?

The complementary color is #8D5167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518D77 color

#518D77 rgb(81, 141, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #518D77 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 55.3% green and 46.7% blue (81, 141, 119).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#518D77 color codes

HEX	`#518D77`
RGB	`rgb(81, 141, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 55.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, -24.94, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 25.58, 167.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.247, 22.13, 20.865)`
Decimal	`5344631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518D77, 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 #518D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #518D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518d77; }
.text { color: #518d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 141 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518d77, #51858d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #518D77?: #518D77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518D77?: The RGB value is 81, 141, 119: 81 red, 141 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518D77?: The complementary color is #8D5167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.