What color is #515333?

#515333 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 #515333?

The RGB value is 81, 83, 51: 81 red, 83 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515333?

The complementary color is #353353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515333?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515333 color

#515333 rgb(81, 83, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #515333 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.5% green and 20% blue (81, 83, 51).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#515333 color codes

HEX	`#515333`
RGB	`rgb(81, 83, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 39%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, -6.58, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 19.64, 109.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.084, 8.175, 4.336)`
Decimal	`5329715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515333, 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 #515333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #515333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515333; }
.text { color: #515333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 83 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515333, #415333); }

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Questions

What color is #515333?: #515333 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 #515333?: The RGB value is 81, 83, 51: 81 red, 83 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515333?: The complementary color is #353353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515333?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.