What color is #514F00?

#514F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514F00?

The RGB value is 81, 79, 0: 81 red, 79 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514F00?

The complementary color is #000251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514F00 color

#514F00 rgb(81, 79, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #514F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 31% green and 0% blue (81, 79, 0).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 100% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#514F00 color codes

HEX	`#514F00`
RGB	`rgb(81, 79, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 100%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.57, -8.2, 40.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.57, 41.45, 101.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.19, 7.342, 1.091)`
Decimal	`5328640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514F00, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #514F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #514F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514f00; }
.text { color: #514f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 79 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514f00, #2a5100); }

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Questions

What color is #514F00?: #514F00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514F00?: The RGB value is 81, 79, 0: 81 red, 79 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514F00?: The complementary color is #000251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.