Information about #517B61 color

#517B61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#517B61 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 123, 97) — 31.8% red, 48.2% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 10 / 52. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #517B61 reads as a gently muted fresh green-cyan and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Como (#4C785C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Spring Leaves (#578363) and Jasmin (#57725B).

The recipe behind #517B61 is rgb(81, 123, 97), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#517B61 color variations

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

#517B61 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 #517B61

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

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

Jasmin color link
Jasmin

#57725B

Gondwana color link
Gondwana

#5B755C

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Finlandia color link
Finlandia

#61755B

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#517B61
  • RGB81, 123, 97
  • CMYK16, 0, 10, 52
  • CSSrgb(81, 123, 97)
  • HSL143°, 21%, 40%
  • HSL Precise142.857°, 20.588%, 40%
  • HSV143°, 34%, 48%
  • HSB143°, 34%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.482, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.482, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.482, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID517B61
  • DECIMAL ID5340001
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01