#517D5D#517D5D

#517D5D is a mid, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.070 H 152.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517D5D
RGB	rgb(81, 125, 93)
HSL	hsl(136, 21%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(136, 35%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 0%, 25.6%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, -22.47, 12.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 25.83, 150.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% -0.0617 0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.07 152.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7020, 17.2062, 13.0057)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517D5D #7D5171

analogous

#5B7D51 #517D5D #517D73

triadic

#517D5D #5D517D #7D5D51

tetradic

#517D5D #515B7D #7D5171 #7D7351

square

#517D5D #515B7D #7D5171 #7D7351

split-complementary

#517D5D #73517D #7D515B

monochromatic

#213326 #395841 #517D5D #6CA07A #91B89B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#517D5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#517D5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517D5D

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517D5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517D5D	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D765B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76715F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A7C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517d5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 125, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.070 152.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a38b',
    500: '#517d5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517d5d;
$custom-light: #83a38b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517d5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 136.364,
    "s": 21.359,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54821,
    "c": 0.06973,
    "h": 152.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517D5D

secondary

#A5859C

accent

#6AA7BE

background

#F8FAF8

surface

#EFF3F0

border

#CACDCB

text

#0B0F0C

muted

#7C7F7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #517D5D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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