Information about #518E80 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#518E80 is a softly balanced water-like cyan 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 Dusty Teal (#4C9085). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wintergreen Dream (#56887D) and Lochinvar (#489084).
The recipe behind #518E80 is rgb(81, 142, 128), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #518E80: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #518E80 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#518E80 color variations
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#518E80 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#518E80 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#518E80 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#518E80 color hues
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#518E80 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 #518E80 color
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Nearest named colors to #518E80
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C9085
#56887D
#489084
#438D80
#488084
#527F76
#5F8A8B
#4F9292
#558F93
#648985
#517B78
#3E8F78
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#518E80
- RGB81, 142, 128
- CMYK24, 0, 5, 44
- CSSrgb(81, 142, 128)
- HSL166°, 27%, 44%
- HSL Precise166.23°, 27.354%, 43.725%
- HSV166°, 43%, 56%
- HSB166°, 43%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.557, 0.502)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.557, 0.502, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.557, 0.502)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID518E80
- DECIMAL ID5344896
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
