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#517802 Color

#517802 is rgb(81, 120, 2) in RGB, hsl(80, 97%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 98%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#517802
HEX#517802
RGBrgb(81, 120, 2)
HSLhsl(80, 97%, 24%)
HSVhsv(80, 98%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 98%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.138 128.7)
LABlab(46.04% -26.18 49.27)
LCHlch(46.04% 55.79 117.98)

What #517802 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #517802, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#517802 Channel Values

How #517802 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 120 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 97% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 98% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.2:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #517802 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #517802 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #517802

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #517802; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #517802

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #517802.

How #517802 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#517802
Protanopia#727204
Protanomaly#677503
Deuteranopia#6D6D0C
Deuteranomaly#637208
Tritanopia#5C7171
Tritanomaly#587459
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #517802 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-517802: #517802;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #517802;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-517802': '#517802' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.471, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_517802">#517802</color>
SVG fillfill="#517802"

More Green Colors

#517802 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#517802 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #517802?

#517802 is a dark green — rgb(81, 120, 2) in RGB and hsl(80, 97%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.94.

What is the RGB value of #517802?

#517802 is rgb(81, 120, 2) — red 81, green 120, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #517802?

#517802 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 98%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #517802 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #517802 scores 5.2:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #517802 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #517802 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 8.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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