What color is #516C28?

#516C28 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516C28?

The RGB value is 81, 108, 40: 81 red, 108 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516C28?

The complementary color is #43286C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516C28 color

#516C28 rgb(81, 108, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #516C28 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 42.4% green and 15.7% blue (81, 108, 40).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 46% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#516C28 color codes

HEX	`#516C28`
RGB	`rgb(81, 108, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 42.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 46%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 63%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.2, -21.78, 34.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.2, 40.43, 122.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.139, 12.627, 3.963)`
Decimal	`5336104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516C28, 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 #516C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #516C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516c28; }
.text { color: #516c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 108 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516c28, #2f6c28); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #516C28?: #516C28 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516C28?: The RGB value is 81, 108, 40: 81 red, 108 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516C28?: The complementary color is #43286C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.