What color is #519546?

#519546 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #519546?

The RGB value is 81, 149, 70: 81 red, 149 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #519546?

The complementary color is #8A4695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #519546?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#519546 color

#519546 rgb(81, 149, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #519546 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 58.4% green and 27.5% blue (81, 149, 70).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#519546 color codes

HEX	`#519546`
RGB	`rgb(81, 149, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 58.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 53%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 53%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -37.69, 34.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 51.33, 137.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.246, 23.685, 9.562)`
Decimal	`5346630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #519546, 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 #519546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#519546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #519546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #519546; }
.text { color: #519546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #519546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 149 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #519546, #469563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #519546?: #519546 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #519546?: The RGB value is 81, 149, 70: 81 red, 149 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #519546?: The complementary color is #8A4695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #519546?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.