Information about #517070 color

#517070 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#517070 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 112, 112) — 31.8% red, 43.9% green, 43.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 0 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#517070 presents itself as a softly toned water-like cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Streetwise (#4F6971). Slightly further away sit Odyssey (#4F6D69) and Sabbatical (#547377).

The recipe behind #517070 is rgb(81, 112, 112), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #517070 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#517070 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#517070 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #517070

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#517070
  • RGB81, 112, 112
  • CMYK12, 0, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(81, 112, 112)
  • HSL180°, 16%, 38%
  • HSL Precise180°, 16.062%, 37.843%
  • HSV180°, 28%, 44%
  • HSB180°, 28%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.439, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.439, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.439, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID517070
  • DECIMAL ID5337200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01