What color is #515E42?

#515E42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515E42?

The RGB value is 81, 94, 66: 81 red, 94 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515E42?

The complementary color is #4F425E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515E42 color

#515E42 rgb(81, 94, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #515E42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.9% green and 25.9% blue (81, 94, 66).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#515E42 color codes

HEX	`#515E42`
RGB	`rgb(81, 94, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 30%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.11, -10.69, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.11, 17.97, 126.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.379, 10.148, 6.671)`
Decimal	`5332546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515E42, 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 #515E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #515E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515e42; }
.text { color: #515e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 94 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515e42, #435e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515E42?: #515E42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515E42?: The RGB value is 81, 94, 66: 81 red, 94 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515E42?: The complementary color is #4F425E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.