Information about #517A70 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #517A70 reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Copper (#527F76). Nearby in the Register you will also find Breaker Bay (#517B78) and Dark Green Copper (#4A766E).
In RGB terms — rgb(81, 122, 112) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #517A70 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. #517A70 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#517A70 color variations
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#517A70 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#517A70 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#517A70 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#517A70 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#517A70 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #517A70 color
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Nearest named colors to #517A70
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#527F76
#517B78
#4A766E
#56826F
#547377
#5C7670
#5C8173
#4F6D69
#4C787E
#60786C
#427977
#5E7175
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#517A70
- RGB81, 122, 112
- CMYK16, 0, 4, 52
- CSSrgb(81, 122, 112)
- HSL165°, 20%, 40%
- HSL Precise165.366°, 20.197%, 39.804%
- HSV165°, 34%, 48%
- HSB165°, 34%, 48%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.478, 0.439)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.478, 0.439, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.478, 0.439)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID517A70
- DECIMAL ID5339760
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
