What color is #515537?

#515537 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515537?

The RGB value is 81, 85, 55: 81 red, 85 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515537?

The complementary color is #3B3755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515537 color

#515537 rgb(81, 85, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #515537 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 33.3% green and 21.6% blue (81, 85, 55).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#515537 color codes

HEX	`#515537`
RGB	`rgb(81, 85, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 33.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 35%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.05, -7.19, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.05, 18.47, 112.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.331, 8.522, 4.872)`
Decimal	`5330231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515537, 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 #515537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #515537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515537; }
.text { color: #515537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 85 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515537, #425537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #515537?: #515537 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515537?: The RGB value is 81, 85, 55: 81 red, 85 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515537?: The complementary color is #3B3755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.