What color is #518F58?

#518F58 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #518F58?

The RGB value is 81, 143, 88: 81 red, 143 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #518F58?

The complementary color is #8F5188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #518F58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#518F58 color

#518F58 rgb(81, 143, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #518F58 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 56.1% green and 34.5% blue (81, 143, 88).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#518F58 color codes

HEX	`#518F58`
RGB	`rgb(81, 143, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 56.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 38%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, -32.23, 23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 39.7, 144.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.976, 22.098, 12.707)`
Decimal	`5345112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #518F58, 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 #518F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#518F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #518F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #518f58; }
.text { color: #518f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #518f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 143 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #518f58, #518f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #518F58?: #518F58 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #518F58?: The RGB value is 81, 143, 88: 81 red, 143 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #518F58?: The complementary color is #8F5188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #518F58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.