#515238

Color #515238

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 19.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#515238

RGB

rgb(81, 82, 56)

HSL

hsl(62.3, 18.8%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.3, 31.7%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 31.7%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(34.13, -5.25, 15.18)

LCH

lch(34.13, 16.06, 109.08)

OKLCH

oklch(43%, 0.0404, 109.83)

HWB

hwb(62.3, 22%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#393852

Analogous

#524638

#515238

#445238

Triadic

#515238

#385152

#523851

Split-complementary

#515238

#384452

#463852

Tetradic

#515238

#385239

#393852

#523851

Square

#515238

#385246

#393852

#523844

Shades

Color #515238 mixed toward black.

#44442f

#363725

#29291c

#1b1b13

#0e0e09

Tints

Color #515238 mixed toward white.

#757751

#999a6c

#b2b491

#cccdb5

#e5e6da

Tones

Color #515238 mixed toward gray.

#4f503a

#4d4e3c

#4b4c3f

#494941

#474743

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.61:1

White text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51513f · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#515141 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#514546 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515238]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#515238 (#515238) is rgb(81, 82, 56) in RGB.

No, #515238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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