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#516615 Color

#516615 is rgb(81, 102, 21) in RGB, hsl(76, 66%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 79%, 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 9.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#516615
HEX#516615
RGBrgb(81, 102, 21)
HSLhsl(76, 66%, 24%)
HSVhsv(76, 79%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 79%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.107 123.4)
LABlab(40.25% -17.23 39.68)
LCHlch(40.25% 43.26 113.47)

What #516615 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 #516615, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 9.64Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 10.46Xander#44500CΔE 10.77Sap Green#507D2AΔE 12.56Khaki Green#728639ΔE 12.9Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 13.01

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

#516615 Channel Values

How #516615 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 102 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 66% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 79% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.44:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #516615 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 text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #516615 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #516615

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #516615; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#516615
Complementary
#2A1566
Analogous
#665315
Analogous
#286615
Triadic
#155066
Triadic
#661550
Split comp.
#152866
Split comp.
#531566

Tints & Shades of #516615

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

#75941E
#96BE27
#B1D945
#C3E26F
#D6EB9E
#E8F4C8

Shades

#465912
#3C4C10
#323F0D
#2B370B
#212A09
#171E06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #516615.

How #516615 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#516615
Protanopia#636315
Protanomaly#5C6415
Deuteranopia#606018
Deuteranomaly#5A6217
Tritanopia#586060
Tritanomaly#55624C
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #516615 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-516615: #516615;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #516615;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-516615': '#516615' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.400, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_516615">#516615</color>
SVG fillfill="#516615"

More Green Colors

#516615 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#516615 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #516615?

#516615 is a dark green — rgb(81, 102, 21) in RGB and hsl(76, 66%, 24%) 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 9.64.

What is the RGB value of #516615?

#516615 is rgb(81, 102, 21) — red 81, green 102, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #516615?

#516615 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 79%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #516615 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #516615 scores 6.44:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #516615 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #516615 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 9.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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