What color is #515841?

#515841 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515841?

The RGB value is 81, 88, 65: 81 red, 88 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515841?

The complementary color is #484158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515841 color

#515841 rgb(81, 88, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #515841 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.5% green and 25.5% blue (81, 88, 65).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#515841 color codes

HEX	`#515841`
RGB	`rgb(81, 88, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.2, -7.36, 12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.2, 14.46, 120.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.837, 9.11, 6.346)`
Decimal	`5331009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515841, 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 #515841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #515841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515841; }
.text { color: #515841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 88 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515841, #465841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515841?: #515841 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515841?: The RGB value is 81, 88, 65: 81 red, 88 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515841?: The complementary color is #484158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.