Recognised as Colour
#515D27
- #515D27
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#515D27 is a green with RGB values 81, 93, 39 and HSL 73°, 41%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#515D27#515D27
HEX#515D27
RGBrgb(81, 93, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3647, 0.1529
RGB percentages31.8%, 36.5%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(73.3, 40.9%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.3, 58.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK12.9%, 0%, 58.1%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,332,263
CSS custom property--colour: #515D27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09725WCAG 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 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#AEA2D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#33275D
Analogous#5D4E27, #365D27
Triadic#27515D, #5D2751
Split complementary#27365D, #4E275D
Tetradic#275D4E, #33275D, #5D2736
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G93
B39
Red81 (31.8%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue73.33°
Saturation (HSL)40.91%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 5D · B 27
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