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#516539 Color

#516539 is rgb(81, 101, 57) in RGB, hsl(87, 28%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#516539
HEX#516539
RGBrgb(81, 101, 57)
HSLhsl(87, 28%, 31%)
HSVhsv(87, 44%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.07 128.7)
LABlab(40.26% -14.15 22.30)
LCHlch(40.26% 26.40 122.39)

What #516539 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 #516539, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 5.87Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 7.26Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 8.48Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 8.59Army Green#4B5320ΔE 9.9Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 10.78

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

#516539 Channel Values

How #516539 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 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 28% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 44% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.42:1 vs white · 3.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #516539 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 text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #516539 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #516539

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #516539; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#516539
Complementary
#4D3965
Analogous
#656339
Analogous
#3B6539
Triadic
#395165
Triadic
#653951
Split comp.
#393B65
Split comp.
#633965

Tints & Shades of #516539

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

#6B864B
#83A35C
#9CB67C
#B2C69A
#CBD8BA
#E1E9D8

Shades

#475832
#3C4B2A
#323E23
#2A341D
#1F2716
#151A0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #516539.

How #516539 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#516539
Protanopia#626239
Protanomaly#5C6339
Deuteranopia#5F5F3A
Deuteranomaly#5A613A
Tritanopia#566161
Tritanomaly#546254
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #516539 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-516539: #516539;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #516539;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-516539': '#516539' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.396, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_516539">#516539</color>
SVG fillfill="#516539"

More Green Colors

#516539 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#516539 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #516539?

#516539 is a dark green — rgb(81, 101, 57) in RGB and hsl(87, 28%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #516539?

#516539 is rgb(81, 101, 57) — red 81, green 101, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #516539?

#516539 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #516539 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #516539 scores 6.42:1 against white and 3.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #516539 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #516539 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 8.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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