Colour

#517E3C

#517E3C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#517E3C is a green with RGB values 81, 126, 60 and HSL 101°, 35%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#517E3C

RGBrgb(81, 126, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4941, 0.2353

RGB percentages31.8%, 49.4%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(100.9, 35.5%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100.9, 52.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK35.7%, 0%, 52.4%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,340,732

CSS custom property--colour: #517E3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#AE81C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827536no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7140no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#507A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 11.4 Sea green · ΔE 16 Olivedrab · ΔE 19.9 Dark green · ΔE 22.1 Forest green · ΔE 25.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#693C7E

Analogous#727E3C, #3C7E48

Triadic#3C517E, #7E3C51

Split complementary#483C7E, #7E3C72

Tetradic#3C727E, #693C7E, #7E483C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBD8AE

Lighter +30%#9EC88B

Lighter +20%#82B769

Lighter +10%#67A14C

Darker −10%#3B5B2C

Darker −20%#25391B

Darker −30%#0E160B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#499525

Less saturated −25%#596753

Channel breakdown

R81

G126

B60

Red81 (31.8%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue100.91°

Saturation (HSL)35.48%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 51 · G 7E · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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