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#516412 Color

#516412 is rgb(81, 100, 18) in RGB, hsl(74, 69%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 82%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), visibly different at ΔE 10.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#516412
HEX#516412
RGBrgb(81, 100, 18)
HSLhsl(74, 69%, 23%)
HSVhsv(74, 82%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 82%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(47.1% 0.106 122.3)
LABlab(39.59% -16.35 40.12)
LCHlch(39.59% 43.33 112.17)

What #516412 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #516412, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#516412 Channel Values

How #516412 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 100 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 69% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 82% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.6:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #516412 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #516412 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #516412

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #516412; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #516412

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #516412.

How #516412 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#516412
Protanopia#616112
Protanomaly#5B6212
Deuteranopia#5E5E15
Deuteranomaly#596114
Tritanopia#585E5E
Tritanomaly#55614B
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #516412 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-516412: #516412;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #516412;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-516412': '#516412' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.392, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_516412">#516412</color>
SVG fillfill="#516412"

More Green Colors

#516412 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#516412 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #516412?

#516412 is a dark green — rgb(81, 100, 18) in RGB and hsl(74, 69%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.1.

What is the RGB value of #516412?

#516412 is rgb(81, 100, 18) — red 81, green 100, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #516412?

#516412 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 82%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #516412 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #516412 scores 6.6:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #516412 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #516412 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.19, which is visibly different.

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