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Recognised as Colour

#515B48

  • #515B48
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#515B48 is a green with RGB values 81, 91, 72 and HSL 92°, 12%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#515B48#515B48
HEX#515B48
RGBrgb(81, 91, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3569, 0.2824
RGB percentages31.8%, 35.7%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(91.6, 11.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.6, 20.9%, 35.7%)
CMYK11%, 0%, 20.9%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,331,784
CSS custom property--colour: #515B48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#AEA4B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5849no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#525956no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.2Gray · ΔE 20.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52485B
Analogous#5B5B48, #485B49
Triadic#48515B, #5B4851
Split complementary#49485B, #5B485B
Tetradic#485B5B, #52485B, #5B4948

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7C0AF
Lighter +30%#9DA993
Lighter +20%#849376
Lighter +10%#6A775F
Darker −10%#383F31
Darker −20%#1E221B
Darker −30%#050604
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#506F34
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R81
G91
B72
Red81 (31.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue91.58°
Saturation (HSL)11.66%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 5B · B 48

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