Information about #517A28 color

#517A28 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #517A28 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 122, 40) — 31.8% red, 47.8% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 32 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#517A28 presents itself as a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sap Green (#507D2A). Slightly further away sit Green Cola (#4C721D) and Green Leaf (#526B2D).

The recipe behind #517A28 is rgb(81, 122, 40), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #517A28 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#517A28 color variations

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

#517A28 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 #517A28

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

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Green Cola color link
Green Cola

#4C721D

Green Leaf color link
Green Leaf

#526B2D

Wimbledon color link
Wimbledon

#536D33

Topspin color link
Topspin

#427120

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Bilbao color link
Bilbao

#3E8027

Lucky Break color link
Lucky Break

#3E762D

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Camo Green color link
Camo Green

#526525

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#517A28
  • RGB81, 122, 40
  • CMYK16, 0, 32, 52
  • CSSrgb(81, 122, 40)
  • HSL90°, 51%, 32%
  • HSL Precise90°, 50.617%, 31.765%
  • HSV90°, 67%, 48%
  • HSB90°, 67%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.478, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.478, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.478, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID517A28
  • DECIMAL ID5339688
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01