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#517573

#517573 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#517573 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 45.88% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.71% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 176.67°, with 18.18% saturation and 38.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #517573
  2. #755153

Split complementary

  1. #517573
  2. #755165
  3. #756151

Analogous

  1. #517561
  2. #517573
  3. #516575

Triadic

  1. #517573
  2. #735175
  3. #757351

Tetradic

  1. #517573
  2. #515375
  3. #755153
  4. #757351

Square

  1. #517573
  2. #615175
  3. #755153
  4. #657551

Monochromatic

  1. #121b1a
  2. #324847
  3. #517573
  4. #749f9c
  5. #a1bebc

Shades

#517573 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #517573
  2. #496968
  3. #415e5c
  4. #395251
  5. #314645
  6. #293b3a
  7. #202f2e
  8. #182323
  9. #101717
  10. #080c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#517573 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #517573
  2. #628381
  3. #74918f
  4. #859e9d
  5. #97acab
  6. #a8bab9
  7. #b9c8c7
  8. #cbd6d5
  9. #dce3e3
  10. #eef1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#517573 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #517573
  2. #567674
  3. #5a7776
  4. #5f7877
  5. #647978
  6. #697b7a
  7. #6d7c7b
  8. #727d7c
  9. #777e7d
  10. #7b7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647170 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #717173 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6c73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #457774 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #667373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #617073 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a7674 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-517573 {
  color: #517573;
}
Background
.bg-517573 {
  background-color: #517573;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-517573 {
  border: 2px solid #517573;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #517573;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 117 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 18% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-517573 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #517573, #516575);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-517573 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 117 115 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.49 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.18 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.33 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.93 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.21 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.38 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.43 #ae8a8c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#517573  rgb(81, 117, 115)  hsl(177, 18%, 39%)  Myrtle Green
#755153  rgb(117, 81, 83)  hsl(357, 18%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#735175  rgb(115, 81, 117)  hsl(297, 18%, 39%)  Twilight Lavender
#757351  rgb(117, 115, 81)  hsl(57, 18%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green