Recognised as Colour
#517A59
- #517A59
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#517A59 is a green with RGB values 81, 122, 89 and HSL 132°, 20%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#517A59#517A59
HEX#517A59
RGBrgb(81, 122, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4784, 0.349
RGB percentages31.8%, 47.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(131.7, 20.2%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.7, 33.6%, 47.8%)
CMYK33.6%, 0%, 27%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,339,737
CSS custom property--colour: #517A59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#AE85A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7A5172
Analogous#5D7A51, #517A6E
Triadic#59517A, #7A5951
Split complementary#6E517A, #7A515D
Tetradic#515D7A, #7A5172, #7A6E51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G122
B89
Red81 (31.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue131.71°
Saturation (HSL)20.2%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 7A · B 59
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