What color is #515A42?

#515A42 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 #515A42?

The RGB value is 81, 90, 66: 81 red, 90 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515A42?

The complementary color is #4B425A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515A42 color

#515A42 rgb(81, 90, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #515A42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.3% green and 25.9% blue (81, 90, 66).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#515A42 color codes

HEX	`#515A42`
RGB	`rgb(81, 90, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.85, -8.36, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.85, 15.23, 123.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.033, 9.455, 6.555)`
Decimal	`5331522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515A42, 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 #515A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #515A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515a42; }
.text { color: #515a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 90 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515a42, #455a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515A42?: #515A42 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 #515A42?: The RGB value is 81, 90, 66: 81 red, 90 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515A42?: The complementary color is #4B425A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.