Information about #517E2A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored chartreuse, #517E2A 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 Sap Green (#507D2A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fresh Onion (#5B8930) and Green Cola (#4C721D).
In RGB terms — rgb(81, 126, 42) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #517E2A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. #517E2A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#517E2A color variations
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#517E2A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#517E2A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#517E2A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#517E2A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#517E2A 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 #517E2A color
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Nearest named colors to #517E2A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#507D2A
#5B8930
#4C721D
#428929
#526B2D
#3E8027
#536D33
#556B2F
#5E8C31
#3E762D
#667E2C
#427120
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#517E2A
- RGB81, 126, 42
- CMYK18, 0, 33, 51
- CSSrgb(81, 126, 42)
- HSL92°, 50%, 33%
- HSL Precise92.143°, 50%, 32.941%
- HSV92°, 67%, 49%
- HSB92°, 67%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.494, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.494, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.494, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID517E2A
- DECIMAL ID5340714
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
