Colour

#515A42

#515A42
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#515A42 is a green with RGB values 81, 90, 66 and HSL 83°, 15%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#515A42#515A42

HEX#515A42

RGBrgb(81, 90, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3529, 0.2588

RGB percentages31.8%, 35.3%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(82.5, 15.4%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(82.5, 26.7%, 35.3%)

CMYK10%, 0%, 26.7%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,331,522

CSS custom property--colour: #515A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#AEA5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5741no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5743no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#535854no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.4 Gray · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B425A

Analogous#5A5742, #455A42

Triadic#42515A, #5A4251

Split complementary#42455A, #57425A

Tetradic#425A57, #4B425A, #5A4245

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B7C0A8

Lighter +30%#9EAA8B

Lighter +20%#86946E

Lighter +10%#6B7758

Darker −10%#373D2C

Darker −20%#1C1F17

Darker −30%#020201

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#566E2F

Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R81

G90

B66

Red81 (31.8%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue82.5°

Saturation (HSL)15.38%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 51 · G 5A · B 42

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