What color is #515A41?

#515A41 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 #515A41?

The RGB value is 81, 90, 65: 81 red, 90 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515A41?

The complementary color is #4A415A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515A41 color

#515A41 rgb(81, 90, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #515A41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.3% green and 25.5% blue (81, 90, 65).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#515A41 color codes

HEX	`#515A41`
RGB	`rgb(81, 90, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.82, -8.54, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.82, 15.81, 122.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.004, 9.443, 6.401)`
Decimal	`5331521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515A41, 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 #515A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #515A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515a41; }
.text { color: #515a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 90 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515a41, #455a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515A41?: #515A41 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 #515A41?: The RGB value is 81, 90, 65: 81 red, 90 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515A41?: The complementary color is #4A415A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.