What color is #515E43?

#515E43 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 #515E43?

The RGB value is 81, 94, 67: 81 red, 94 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515E43?

The complementary color is #50435E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515E43?

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.

#515E43 color

#515E43 rgb(81, 94, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #515E43 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.9% green and 26.3% blue (81, 94, 67).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% 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).

#515E43 color codes

HEX	`#515E43`
RGB	`rgb(81, 94, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 29%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 29%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.13, -10.51, 13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.13, 17.4, 127.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.409, 10.16, 6.827)`
Decimal	`5332547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515E43, 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 #515E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515E43 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 #515E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515e43; }
.text { color: #515e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 94 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515e43, #435e43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515E43?: #515E43 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 #515E43?: The RGB value is 81, 94, 67: 81 red, 94 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515E43?: The complementary color is #50435E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515E43?: 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.