What color is #515235?

#515235 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515235?

The RGB value is 81, 82, 53: 81 red, 82 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515235?

The complementary color is #363552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515235 color

#515235 rgb(81, 82, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #515235 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.2% green and 20.8% blue (81, 82, 53).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#515235 color codes

HEX	`#515235`
RGB	`rgb(81, 82, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 35%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.07, -5.7, 16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.07, 17.86, 108.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.053, 8.041, 4.548)`
Decimal	`5329461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515235, 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 #515235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #515235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515235; }
.text { color: #515235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 82 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515235, #425235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #515235?: #515235 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515235?: The RGB value is 81, 82, 53: 81 red, 82 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515235?: The complementary color is #363552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.