Information about #518538 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #518538 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 133, 56) — 31.8% red, 52.2% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 30 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#518538 presents itself as a confidently colored zesty chartreuse — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Fresh Onion (#5B8930). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fern Green (#4F7942) and May Green (#4C9141).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 133, 56) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #518538 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 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.

#518538 color variations

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

#518538 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#518538 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#518538 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#518538 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#518538 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #518538

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

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Maximum Green color link
Maximum Green

#5E8C31

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Barmy Army color link
Barmy Army

#607640

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Military Green color link
Military Green

#667C3E

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Area color link
Area

#3C8043

Wimbledon color link
Wimbledon

#536D33

#518538 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#518538
  • RGB81, 133, 56
  • CMYK20, 0, 30, 48
  • CSSrgb(81, 133, 56)
  • HSL101°, 41%, 37%
  • HSL Precise100.519°, 40.741%, 37.059%
  • HSV101°, 58%, 52%
  • HSB101°, 58%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.522, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.522, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.522, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID518538
  • DECIMAL ID5342520
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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