#515956

Color #515956

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#515956

RGB

rgb(81, 89, 86)

HSL

hsl(157.5, 4.7%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.5, 9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 0%, 3.4%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(37.05, -3.81, 0.66)

LCH

lch(37.05, 3.87, 170.17)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.0112, 171.29)

HWB

hwb(157.5, 31.8%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595154

Analogous

#515952

#515956

#515859

Triadic

#515956

#565159

#595651

Split-complementary

#515956

#595158

#595251

Tetradic

#515956

#515459

#595154

#595651

Square

#515956

#525159

#595154

#585951

Shades

Color #515956 mixed toward black.

#434a48

#363b39

#282c2b

#1b1e1d

#0d0f0e

Tints

Color #515956 mixed toward white.

#6c7773

#88938f

#a6aeab

#c4c9c7

#e1e4e3

Tones

Color #515956 mixed toward gray.

#525856

#535755

#545655

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555557 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#545357 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#515757 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515956;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515956]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#515956 (#515956) is rgb(81, 89, 86) in RGB.

No, #515956 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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