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#516714 Color

#516714 is rgb(81, 103, 20) in RGB, hsl(76, 67%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 81%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), visibly different at ΔE 10.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#516714
HEX#516714
RGBrgb(81, 103, 20)
HSLhsl(76, 67%, 24%)
HSVhsv(76, 81%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 81%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.109 123.8)
LABlab(40.57% -17.76 40.32)
LCHlch(40.57% 44.06 113.78)

What #516714 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 #516714, 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.

#516714 Channel Values

How #516714 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 103 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 67% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 81% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.36:1 vs white · 3.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #516714 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 text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #516714

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #516714; 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 #516714

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #516714.

How #516714 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#516714
Protanopia#646414
Protanomaly#5D6514
Deuteranopia#606017
Deuteranomaly#5B6316
Tritanopia#586161
Tritanomaly#56634D
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #516714 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-516714: #516714;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #516714;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-516714': '#516714' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.404, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_516714">#516714</color>
SVG fillfill="#516714"

More Green Colors

#516714 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#516714 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #516714?

#516714 is a dark green — rgb(81, 103, 20) in RGB and hsl(76, 67%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.26.

What is the RGB value of #516714?

#516714 is rgb(81, 103, 20) — red 81, green 103, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #516714?

#516714 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 81%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #516714 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #516714 scores 6.36:1 against white and 3.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #516714 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #516714 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 10.26, which is visibly different.

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