What color is #515A3C?

#515A3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515A3C?

The RGB value is 81, 90, 60: 81 red, 90 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515A3C?

The complementary color is #453C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515A3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515A3C color

#515A3C rgb(81, 90, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #515A3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.3% green and 23.5% blue (81, 90, 60).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#515A3C color codes

HEX	`#515A3C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 90, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.72, -9.36, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.72, 18.71, 120.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.865, 9.388, 5.672)`
Decimal	`5331516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515A3C, 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 #515A3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515A3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #515A3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515a3c; }
.text { color: #515a3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515a3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 90 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515a3c, #425a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #515A3C?: #515A3C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515A3C?: The RGB value is 81, 90, 60: 81 red, 90 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515A3C?: The complementary color is #453C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515A3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.