#515a56

Color #515a56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#515a56

RGB

rgb(81, 90, 86)

HSL

hsl(153.3, 5.3%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(153.3, 10%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 0%, 4.4%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(37.36, -4.41, 1.1)

LCH

lch(37.36, 4.55, 165.99)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.013, 167.14)

HWB

hwb(153.3, 31.8%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a5155

Analogous

#515a51

#515a56

#51595a

Triadic

#515a56

#56515a

#5a5651

Split-complementary

#515a56

#5a5159

#5a5151

Tetradic

#515a56

#51555a

#5a5155

#5a5651

Square

#515a56

#51515a

#5a5155

#595a51

Shades

Color #515a56 mixed toward black.

#434b48

#363c39

#282d2b

#1b1e1d

#0d0f0e

Tints

Color #515a56 mixed toward white.

#6c7872

#88948f

#a6afab

#c3c9c7

#e1e4e3

Tones

Color #515a56 mixed toward gray.

#525956

#525856

#535856

#545756

#555656

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555557 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#555457 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#515858 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515a56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515a56]

Related colors

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Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#515a56 (#515a56) is rgb(81, 90, 86) in RGB.

No, #515a56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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