Information about #517D40 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced zesty chartreuse, #517D40 sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Fern Green (#4F7942). Nearby in the Register you will also find Artichoke Green (#4B6F44) and Barmy Army (#607640).
In RGB terms — rgb(81, 125, 64) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. No one has named #517D40 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#517D40 color variations
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#517D40 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#517D40 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#517D40 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#517D40 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#517D40 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 #517D40 color
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Nearest named colors to #517D40
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4F7942
#4B6F44
#607640
#607C47
#5A6E41
#49764F
#4C9141
#536D33
#667C3E
#3C8043
#507D2A
#5B8930
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#517D40
- RGB81, 125, 64
- CMYK17, 0, 24, 51
- CSSrgb(81, 125, 64)
- HSL103°, 32%, 37%
- HSL Precise103.279°, 32.275%, 37.059%
- HSV103°, 49%, 49%
- HSB103°, 49%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.490, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.490, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.490, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID517D40
- DECIMAL ID5340480
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
