Recognised as Colour
#517A72
- #517A72
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#517A72 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 122, 114 and HSL 168°, 20%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#517A72#517A72
HEX#517A72
RGBrgb(81, 122, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4784, 0.4471
RGB percentages31.8%, 47.8%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(168.3, 20.2%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.3, 33.6%, 47.8%)
CMYK33.6%, 0%, 6.6%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,339,762
CSS custom property--colour: #517A72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#AE858D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7A5159
Analogous#517A5D, #516E7A
Triadic#72517A, #7A7251
Split complementary#7A516E, #7A5D51
Tetradic#5D517A, #7A5159, #6E7A51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G122
B114
Red81 (31.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue168.29°
Saturation (HSL)20.2%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 7A · B 72
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