HEX atlas value

#517E44

#517E44 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 81, 126, 68, HSL 107, 30%, 38%, has luminance 0.1709, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#517E44 Sample readable text

HEX #517E44

RGB rgb(81, 126, 68)

HSL hsl(107 30% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 46, 51)

Luminance 0.1709

Contrast Black 4.42:1White 4.75:1

CSS

--color-517e44: #517E44;
.background-517e44 { background-color: #517E44; }
.text-517e44 { color: #517E44; }

Luminance0.1709

Black text4.42:1AA Fail

White text4.75:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#517E44","rgb":[81,126,68],"hsl":[107,30,38],"cmyk":[36,0,46,51],"luminance":0.1709,"contrast":{"black":4.42,"white":4.75}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2A4224","hex":"#2A4224","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7CB06D","hex":"#7CB06D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.29,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#71447E","hex":"#71447E","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.83,"contrastWhite":7.42,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#5D6959","hex":"#5D6959","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.63,"contrastWhite":5.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/517e44.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#71447E","analogous":["#6D7E44","#447E54"],"triadic":["#44507E","#7E4450"],"tetradic":["#446D7E","#71447E","#7E5444"],"splitComplementary":["#54447E","#7E446D"],"monochromatic":["#7CB06D","#517E44","#2A4224"]}

Variants

{"light":"#7CB06D","dark":"#2A4224","saturated":"#44932F","desaturated":"#5D6959","pastel":"#99AF92","neon":"#33EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":5.744562646538029},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":22.67156809750927},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":23.280893453645632},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.481338085566414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #517E44

#517E44 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #517E44 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 81, 126, and 68, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 107deg with 30% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1709, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.42:1AA Fail

White text4.75:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #517E44 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.42:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.75:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2A4224#FFFFFF text · best 11.03:1#2A4224

#7CB06D#000000 text · best 8.29:1#7CB06D

#71447E#FFFFFF text · best 7.42:1#71447E

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

#5D6959#FFFFFF text · best 5.79:1#5D6959

Generated Palette

#517E44#517E44

#71447E#71447E

#6D7E44#6D7E44

#447E54#447E54

#7CB06D#7CB06D

#2A4224#2A4224

Color Harmonies

#71447E#71447E

#6D7E44#6D7E44

#447E54#447E54

#44507E#44507E

#7E4450#7E4450

Variants

#7CB06D#7CB06D

#2A4224#2A4224

#44932F#44932F

#5D6959#5D6959

#99AF92#99AF92

#33EB00#33EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Cactus Green#587156

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Olive Green#708238

#517E44

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #517E44

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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