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#518C19

#518c19 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#518c19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 90.78°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.2058

Complementary

  1. #518c19
  2. #54198c

Split complementary

  1. #518c19
  2. #1a198c
  3. #8c198a

Analogous

  1. #8a8c19
  2. #518c19
  3. #198c1a

Triadic

  1. #518c19
  2. #19518c
  3. #8c1951

Tetradic

  1. #518c19
  2. #198c54
  3. #54198c
  4. #8c1951

Square

  1. #518c19
  2. #198a8c
  3. #54198c
  4. #8c1a19

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1103
  2. #2b4b0d
  3. #518c19
  4. #77cd25
  5. #9de25c

Shades

#518c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #518c19
  2. #497e17
  3. #417014
  4. #396212
  5. #31540f
  6. #29460d
  7. #20380a
  8. #182a08
  9. #101c05
  10. #080e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#518c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #518c19
  2. #629830
  3. #74a347
  4. #85af5e
  5. #97ba75
  6. #a8c68c
  7. #b9d1a3
  8. #cbddba
  9. #dce8d1
  10. #eef4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#518c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #518c19
  2. #568b23
  3. #5a8a2e
  4. #5f8838
  5. #648742
  6. #69864d
  7. #6d8557
  8. #728461
  9. #77826b
  10. #7b8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #518677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8507 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #778222 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51895f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-518c19 {
  color: #518c19;
}
Background
.bg-518c19 {
  background-color: #518c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-518c19 {
  border: 2px solid #518c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #518c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-518c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #518c19, #198c1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-518c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 4.17 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.60 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.80 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.97 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.06 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.17 #008000 Green ΔE 8.07 #ae73e6 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Avocado
#518c19  rgb(81, 140, 25)  hsl(91, 70%, 32%)  Avocado
#54198c  rgb(84, 25, 140)  hsl(271, 70%, 32%)  Indigo
#19518c  rgb(25, 81, 140)  hsl(211, 70%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#8c1951  rgb(140, 25, 81)  hsl(331, 70%, 32%)  Pansy Purple