Information about #517272 color

#517272 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#517272 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 114, 114) — 31.8% red, 44.7% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 0 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #517272 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sabbatical (#547377). Slightly further away sit Dark Green Copper (#4A766E) and Streetwise (#4F6971).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(81, 114, 114)), which gives #517272 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #517272 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#517272 color variations

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

#517272 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#517272 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#517272 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#517272 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#517272 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
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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
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#715061
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#505071
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #517272

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

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Dark Green Copper color link
Dark Green Copper

#4A766E

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

#517272 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#517272
  • RGB81, 114, 114
  • CMYK13, 0, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(81, 114, 114)
  • HSL180°, 17%, 38%
  • HSL Precise180°, 16.923%, 38.235%
  • HSV180°, 29%, 45%
  • HSB180°, 29%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.447, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.447, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.447, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID517272
  • DECIMAL ID5337714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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