Information about #518C45 color

#518C45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#518C45 falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 140, 69) — 31.8% red, 54.9% green, 27.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 0 / 28 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#518C45 presents itself as a softly balanced leafy green — one that feels open and friendly. 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 hair away from May Green (#4C9141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Forest Green (#4F9153) and Middle Green (#4D8C57).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 140, 69) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #518C45: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #518C45 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#518C45 color variations

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

#518C45 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 #518C45

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

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Cobalt Green color link
Cobalt Green

#3D9140

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Area color link
Area

#3C8043

Rustic Green color link
Rustic Green

#438759

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#518C45
  • RGB81, 140, 69
  • CMYK23, 0, 28, 45
  • CSSrgb(81, 140, 69)
  • HSL110°, 34%, 41%
  • HSL Precise109.859°, 33.971%, 40.98%
  • HSV110°, 51%, 55%
  • HSB110°, 51%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.549, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.549, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.549, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID518C45
  • DECIMAL ID5344325
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01