Information about #518A32 color

#518A32 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#518A32 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 138, 50) — 31.8% red, 54.1% green, 19.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 0 / 35 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#518A32 presents itself as a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Fresh Onion (#5B8930). Slightly further away sit Maximum Green (#5E8C31) and Sap Green (#507D2A).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 138, 50) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #518A32: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#518A32 color variations

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

#518A32 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 #518A32

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

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Bilbao color link
Bilbao

#3E8027

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#518A32
  • RGB81, 138, 50
  • CMYK22, 0, 35, 46
  • CSSrgb(81, 138, 50)
  • HSL99°, 47%, 37%
  • HSL Precise98.864°, 46.809%, 36.863%
  • HSV99°, 64%, 54%
  • HSB99°, 64%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.541, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.541, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.541, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID518A32
  • DECIMAL ID5343794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01