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#518463 color: Soylent Green

#518463 is rgb(81, 132, 99) in RGB and oklch(56.761% 0.07538 154.861) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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141°
100%

56.8%
0.075
155°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • olive-500
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #518463

#518463 is a dusty emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.35:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soylent Green (#578363). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #518463 mixed with white

  1. 518463
  2. 629072
  3. 739c80
  4. 84a88f
  5. 95b49f
  6. a6c0ae
  7. b8cdbe
  8. c9d9ce
  9. dbe6de
  10. edf2ee

Darker: #518463 mixed with black

  1. 518463
  2. 457255
  3. 3a6047
  4. 2f4f3a
  5. 243f2e
  6. 1a2f21
  7. 102016
  8. 07120b
  9. 020603
  10. 000100

Calmer: #518463 with less saturation

  1. 518463
  2. 568365
  3. 5a8267
  4. 5e8069
  5. 627f6b
  6. 667e6d
  7. 697c6f
  8. 6d7b71
  9. 707973
  10. 737875

Questions about #518463

What color is #518463?

#518463 is dusty emerald. The closest named color is Soylent Green. In RGB it is rgb(81, 132, 99), in HSL hsl(141.18, 23.94%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.761% 0.07538 154.861).

What colors go well with #518463?

The complementary color of #518463 is #936688. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d7f4c and #3b857c. The triadic partners are #6973a3 and #9e6658.

Is white or black text more readable on #518463?

White text reads better on #518463: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #518463 a warm or cool color?

#518463 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.075.