Recognised as Colour
#515F2A
- #515F2A
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#515F2A is a green with RGB values 81, 95, 42 and HSL 76°, 39%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#515F2A#515F2A
HEX#515F2A
RGBrgb(81, 95, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3725, 0.1647
RGB percentages31.8%, 37.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(75.8, 38.7%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.8, 55.8%, 37.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 0%, 55.8%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,332,778
CSS custom property--colour: #515F2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#AEA0D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#382A5F
Analogous#5F532A, #365F2A
Triadic#2A515F, #5F2A51
Split complementary#2A375F, #522A5F
Tetradic#2A5F52, #382A5F, #5F2A37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R81
G95
B42
Red81 (31.8%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue75.85°
Saturation (HSL)38.69%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 5F · B 2A
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