Colour

#515C4E

#515C4E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#515C4E is a green with RGB values 81, 92, 78 and HSL 107°, 8%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#515C4E#515C4E

HEX#515C4E

RGBrgb(81, 92, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3608, 0.3059

RGB percentages31.8%, 36.1%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(107.1, 8.2%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(107.1, 15.2%, 36.1%)

CMYK12%, 0%, 15.2%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,332,046

CSS custom property--colour: #515C4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#AEA3B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5A4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B584Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#515B58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13 Gray · ΔE 18.6 Slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#594E5C

Analogous#585C4E, #4E5C52

Triadic#4E515C, #5C4E51

Split complementary#524E5C, #5C4E58

Tetradic#4E585C, #594E5C, #5C524E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8C1B5

Lighter +30%#9DA99A

Lighter +20%#82927E

Lighter +10%#697865

Darker −10%#394037

Darker −20%#20251F

Darker −30%#080908

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#457139

Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R81

G92

B78

Red81 (31.8%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue107.14°

Saturation (HSL)8.24%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 51 · G 5C · B 4E

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Colour values

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