Palettes / Colors / #517802

#517802 — Deep Vivid Green

#517802 is a green color we call Deep Vivid Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #517802 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#517802 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #290279; it also sits naturally between #796502 and #167902. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 47% · Blue 1%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 98% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #517802

.text { color: #517802; }
.background { background-color: #517802; }
.border { border: 3px solid #517802; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 120, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 97%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #517802; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 120, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #517802; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 120, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#517802">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#517802">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #290279:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #517802: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #517802

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #517802 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #517802 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #517801  ·  #517803 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #517802?

#517802 is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 81, 120, 2). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #517802?

#517802 is RGB 81, 120, 2 — HSL 80°, 97%, 24% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 98%, 53%.

What colors go with #517802?

Its complement is #290279; analogous partners are #796502 and #167902. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #517802 for text?

White text on #517802 has a contrast ratio of 5.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.04:1.