Information about #517A6B color

#517A6B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#517A6B falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 122, 107) — 31.8% red, 47.8% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 6 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#517A6B is a softly toned fresh green-cyan that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are seibel-green (#56826F) and Green Copper (#527F76).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(81, 122, 107)), which gives #517A6B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #517A6B: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. #517A6B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#517A6B color variations

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#517A6B 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 #517A6B

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

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Cutty Sark color link
Cutty Sark

#5C8173

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#517A6B
  • RGB81, 122, 107
  • CMYK16, 0, 6, 52
  • CSSrgb(81, 122, 107)
  • HSL158°, 20%, 40%
  • HSL Precise158.049°, 20.197%, 39.804%
  • HSV158°, 34%, 48%
  • HSB158°, 34%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.478, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.478, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.478, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID517A6B
  • DECIMAL ID5339755
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01