#515251

Color #515251

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#515251

RGB

rgb(81, 82, 81)

HSL

hsl(120, 0.6%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 1.2%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 1.2%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(34.76, -0.62, 0.44)

LCH

lch(34.76, 0.76, 144.64)

OKLCH

oklch(43.7%, 0.0021, 144.78)

HWB

hwb(120, 31.8%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525152

Analogous

#525251

#515251

#515252

Triadic

#515251

#515152

#525151

Split-complementary

#515251

#525152

Tetradic

#515251

#515252

#525152

#525151

Square

#515251

#515252

#525152

#525251

Shades

Color #515251 mixed toward black.

#444444

#363736

#292929

#1b1b1b

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #515251 mixed toward white.

#6e6f6e

#8b8c8b

#a8a9a8

#c5c6c5

#e2e2e2

Tones

Color #515251 mixed toward gray.

#515251

#525252

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515151 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#515151 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#515151 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #515251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515251]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#515251 (#515251) is rgb(81, 82, 81) in RGB.

No, #515251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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