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#516520 Color

#516520 is rgb(81, 101, 32) in RGB, hsl(77, 52%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 68%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#516520
HEX#516520
RGBrgb(81, 101, 32)
HSLhsl(77, 52%, 26%)
HSVhsv(77, 68%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 68%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.097 123.9)
LABlab(39.99% -16.19 34.95)
LCHlch(39.99% 38.52 114.85)

What #516520 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 #516520, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 5.21Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 5.95Xander#44500CΔE 8.94Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 10.91Army Green#4B5320ΔE 11.47Khaki Green#728639ΔE 13.42

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

#516520 Channel Values

How #516520 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 101 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 52% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 68% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.5:1 vs white · 3.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #516520 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 text6.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #516520 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #516520

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #516520; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#516520
Complementary
#332065
Analogous
#655620
Analogous
#2F6520
Triadic
#205165
Triadic
#652051
Split comp.
#202F65
Split comp.
#562065

Tints & Shades of #516520

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.

Tints

#708C2C
#93B63A
#AACA58
#BED77F
#D2E3A6
#E7F0D0

Shades

#48591C
#3E4E18
#354215
#293210
#1F270C
#161B09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #516520.

How #516520 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#516520
Protanopia#626220
Protanomaly#5C6320
Deuteranopia#5F5F22
Deuteranomaly#5A6121
Tritanopia#585F5F
Tritanomaly#55624D
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #516520 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-516520: #516520;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #516520;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-516520': '#516520' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.396, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_516520">#516520</color>
SVG fillfill="#516520"

More Green Colors

#516520 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#516520 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #516520?

#516520 is a dark green — rgb(81, 101, 32) in RGB and hsl(77, 52%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #516520?

#516520 is rgb(81, 101, 32) — red 81, green 101, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #516520?

#516520 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 68%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #516520 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #516520 scores 6.5:1 against white and 3.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #516520 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #516520 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 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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