#517b1e Color Information

#517b1e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #517b1e. In RGB, it consists of 31.8% Red, 48.2% Green, and 11.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 34.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 75.6% Yellow, and 51.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 87.1°, with saturation of 60.8% and lightness of 30%. The decimal value for #517b1e is 5339934, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #517b1e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#517b1e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color81, 123, 30 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color31.8%, 48.2%, 11.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.682, 0.518, 0.882 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.341, 0, 0.756, 0.518 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color87.1°, 60.8%, 30.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color87.1°, 75.6%, 48.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color10.711, 16.009, 3.754 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color30, 123, 72 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5339934 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color46.986, -29.986, 43.504 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)46.986, 52.837, 124.578 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color46.986, -21.004, 49.701 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.011, -22.237, 22.445 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.351, 0.525, 16.009 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283530014 / 0xff517b1e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666633 Copy
Last Updated: November 26, 2024

Shades of #517b1e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #517b1e, its pure hue is 87.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.8%, and its lightness is 30.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #517b1e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0f04 to #476c1a.

Tints of #517b1e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #517b1e, its pure hue is 87.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.8%, and its lightness is 30.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #517b1e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #678c3a to #e9efe3.

Tones of #517b1e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #517b1e, its pure hue is 87.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #517b1e, which range from #4d4d4d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #549900 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #517b1e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #517b1e! For #517b1e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #517b1e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #517b1e

This color, #517b1e, consists of 31.8% Red, 48.2% Green, and 11.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 81, Green = 123, Blue = 30. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #517b1e is 34.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 75.6% Yellow, and 51.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R31.8%
C34.1%
G48.2%
M0.0%
B11.8%
Y75.6%
K51.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 81 123 30
Octal 121 173 36
Hexa #51 #7b #1e
Binary 01010001 01111011 00011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 34 0 75 51
Octal 42 0 113 63
Hexa #22 #00 #4b #33
Binary 00100010 00000000 01001011 00110011

Analogous Colors of #517b1e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #517b1e — which has hue 87.1° — its analogous colors are located at 57.1° and 117.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #517b1e.

Triadic Colors of #517b1e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #517b1e — which has hue 87.1° — its triadic colors are located at 87.1° and 327.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #517b1e.

Complementary Color of #517b1e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #517b1e — which has hue 87.1° — its complementary color is located at 267.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #517b1e.

Split Complementary Colors of #517b1e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #517b1e — which has hue 87.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 87.1° and 297.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #517b1e.

Tetradic Colors of #517b1e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #517b1e — which has hue 87.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 357.1°, 87.1°, 177.1°, and 267.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #517b1e.

Monochromatic Colors of #517b1e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #517b1e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #283617 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #7ccf17 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #517b1e

We want to make getting started with #517b1e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #517b1e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #517b1e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #517b1e with other HTML elements.

#517b1e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #517b1e.
<span style="color: #517b1e;">The color of this text is #517b1e.</span>

#517b1e Background Color

The background color for this text is #517b1e.
<div style="background-color: #517b1e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #517b1e.</div>

#517b1e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #517b1e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #517b1e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #517b1e.</span>

#517b1e Border Color

This is a div with border color #517b1e.
<div style="border: #517b1e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #517b1e.</div>

#517b1e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #517b1e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #517b1e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #517b1e on a white background.</div></div>

#517b1e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #517b1e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #517b1e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #517b1e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #517b1e to White

This is a gradient from #517b1e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#517b1e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#517b1e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#517b1e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#517b1e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #517b1e to white.</div>

Gradient from #517b1e to Black

This is a gradient from #517b1e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#517b1e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#517b1e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#517b1e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#517b1e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #517b1e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #517b1e

In addition to using #517b1e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #517b1e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #517b1e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 81, Green = 123, Blue = 30). If you need details about the color coordinates of #517b1e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #517b1e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(81, 123, 30)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #517b1e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #517b1e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #517b1e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(81, 123, 30);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#517b1e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:81, green:123, blue:30, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:81 green:123 blue:30 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(81f, 123f, 30f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(81, 123, 30);
 

#517b1e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #517b1e the same way. For those with color blindness, #517b1e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #517b1e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #517b1e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #517b1e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #517b1e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #517b1e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #517b1e would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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