What color is #515740?

#515740 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515740?

The RGB value is 81, 87, 64: 81 red, 87 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515740?

The complementary color is #464057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515740 color

#515740 rgb(81, 87, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #515740 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.1% green and 25.1% blue (81, 87, 64).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#515740 color codes

HEX	`#515740`
RGB	`rgb(81, 87, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 26%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.86, -6.94, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.86, 14.39, 118.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.727, 8.936, 6.167)`
Decimal	`5330752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515740, 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 #515740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #515740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515740; }
.text { color: #515740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 87 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515740, #465740); }

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Questions

What color is #515740?: #515740 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515740?: The RGB value is 81, 87, 64: 81 red, 87 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515740?: The complementary color is #464057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.