Information about #518179 color

#518179 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#518179 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 129, 121) — 31.8% red, 50.6% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 0 / 3 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted aqua cyan, #518179 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Green Copper (#527F76). Slightly further away sit Breaker Bay (#517B78) and Wintergreen Dream (#56887D).

The recipe behind #518179 is rgb(81, 129, 121), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. #518179 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#518179 color variations

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

#518179 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 #518179

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#518179
  • RGB81, 129, 121
  • CMYK19, 0, 3, 49
  • CSSrgb(81, 129, 121)
  • HSL170°, 23%, 41%
  • HSL Precise170°, 22.857%, 41.176%
  • HSV170°, 37%, 51%
  • HSB170°, 37%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.506, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.506, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.506, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID518179
  • DECIMAL ID5341561
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01