What color is #515B3A?

#515B3A 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 #515B3A?

The RGB value is 81, 91, 58: 81 red, 91 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515B3A?

The complementary color is #443A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515B3A color

#515B3A rgb(81, 91, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #515B3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.7% green and 22.7% blue (81, 91, 58).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#515B3A color codes

HEX	`#515B3A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 91, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37, -10.25, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37, 20.52, 119.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.898, 9.537, 5.427)`
Decimal	`5331770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515B3A, 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 #515B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #515B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515b3a; }
.text { color: #515b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 91 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515b3a, #415b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #515B3A?: #515B3A 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 #515B3A?: The RGB value is 81, 91, 58: 81 red, 91 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515B3A?: The complementary color is #443A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.