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Recognised as Colour

#515B3E

  • #515B3E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#515B3E is a green with RGB values 81, 91, 62 and HSL 81°, 19%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#515B3E#515B3E
HEX#515B3E
RGBrgb(81, 91, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3569, 0.2431
RGB percentages31.8%, 35.7%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(80.7, 19%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.7, 31.9%, 35.7%)
CMYK11%, 0%, 31.9%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,331,774
CSS custom property--colour: #515B3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#AEA4C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E583Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D573Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#535853no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.4Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2Gray · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Teal · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#483E5B
Analogous#5B573E, #425B3E
Triadic#3E515B, #5B3E51
Split complementary#3E425B, #573E5B
Tetradic#3E5B57, #483E5B, #5B3E42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7C1A4
Lighter +30%#9FAC86
Lighter +20%#879867
Lighter +10%#6C7953
Darker −10%#363D29
Darker −20%#1B1E15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#576E2B
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R81
G91
B62
Red81 (31.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue80.69°
Saturation (HSL)18.95%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 5B · B 3E

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