Information about #518C11 color

#518C11 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #518C11 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 140, 17) — 31.8% red, 54.9% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 0 / 48 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored yellow-green, #518C11 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Avocado (#568203). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bitter Lime (#648C11) and Seaweed Green (#437C17).

The recipe behind #518C11 is rgb(81, 140, 17), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #518C11 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. No one has named #518C11 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#518C11 color variations

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#518C11 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 #518C11

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

Avocado color link
Avocado

#568203

Bitter Lime color link
Bitter Lime

#648C11

Grass Green color link
Grass Green

#3F9B0B

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Grassy Green color link
Grassy Green

#419C03

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Green Cola color link
Green Cola

#4C721D

#518C11 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#518C11
  • RGB81, 140, 17
  • CMYK23, 0, 48, 45
  • HSL89°, 78%, 31%
  • HSL Precise88.78°, 78.344%, 30.784%
  • HSV89°, 88%, 55%
  • HSB89°, 88%, 55%
  • HEX ID518C11
  • DECIMAL ID5344273
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
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