#516d48

Color #516d48

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class green-800 #016630 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#516d48

RGB

rgb(81, 109, 72)

HSL

hsl(105.4, 20.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(105.4, 33.9%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 33.9%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(42.99, -18, 17.46)

LCH

lch(42.99, 25.08, 135.87)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0657, 138.21)

HWB

hwb(105.4, 28.2%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#64486d

Analogous

#646d48

#516d48

#486d52

Triadic

#516d48

#48516d

#6d4851

Split-complementary

#516d48

#52486d

#6d4864

Tetradic

#516d48

#486d64

#64486d

#6d4851

Square

#516d48

#48646d

#64486d

#6d5248

Shades

Color #516d48 mixed toward black.

#445b3c

#364930

#293624

#1b2418

#0e120c

Tints

Color #516d48 mixed toward white.

#6a8e5e

#86a87b

#a4be9c

#c2d3bd

#e1e9de

Tones

Color #516d48 mixed toward gray.

#536a4b

#54674e

#566451

#576154

#595e57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5f53 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#5d5b55 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#535a5c · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516d48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516d48]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#516d48 (#516d48) is rgb(81, 109, 72) in RGB.

No, #516d48 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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