What color is #515C47?

#515C47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515C47?

The RGB value is 81, 92, 71: 81 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515C47?

The complementary color is #52475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515C47 color

#515C47 rgb(81, 92, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #515C47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.1% green and 27.8% blue (81, 92, 71).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#515C47 color codes

HEX	`#515C47`
RGB	`rgb(81, 92, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, -8.64, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 13.74, 128.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.358, 9.858, 7.423)`
Decimal	`5332039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515C47, 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 #515C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #515C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515c47; }
.text { color: #515c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 92 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515c47, #475c48); }

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Questions

What color is #515C47?: #515C47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515C47?: The RGB value is 81, 92, 71: 81 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515C47?: The complementary color is #52475C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.