What color is #515D14?

#515D14 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515D14?

The RGB value is 81, 93, 20: 81 red, 93 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515D14?

The complementary color is #20145D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515D14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515D14 color

#515D14 rgb(81, 93, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #515D14 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.5% green and 7.8% blue (81, 93, 20).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 65% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#515D14 color codes

HEX	`#515D14`
RGB	`rgb(81, 93, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 65%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 78%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 78%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, -15.34, 37.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 40.79, 112.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.434, 9.629, 2.129)`
Decimal	`5332244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515D14, 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 #515D14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515D14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #515D14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515d14; }
.text { color: #515d14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515d14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 93 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515d14, #2d5d14); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #515D14?: #515D14 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515D14?: The RGB value is 81, 93, 20: 81 red, 93 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515D14?: The complementary color is #20145D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515D14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.