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#516A1B Color

#516A1B is rgb(81, 106, 27) in RGB, hsl(79, 59%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 75%, 58%) 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 8.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#516A1B
HEX#516A1B
RGBrgb(81, 106, 27)
HSLhsl(79, 59%, 26%)
HSVhsv(79, 75%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 75%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.108 125.6)
LABlab(41.58% -18.92 38.66)
LCHlch(41.58% 43.05 116.08)

What #516A1B 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 #516A1B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 8.75Sap Green#507D2AΔE 10.36Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 10.57Khaki Green#728639ΔE 11.7Xander#44500CΔE 12.28Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 13.6

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

#516A1B Channel Values

How #516A1B 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 106 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 59% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 75% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.13:1 vs white · 3.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #516A1B 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 text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #516A1B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #516A1B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #516A1B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#516A1B
Complementary
#341B69
Analogous
#695B1B
Analogous
#2A691B
Triadic
#1B5169
Triadic
#691B51
Split comp.
#1B2A69
Split comp.
#5B1B69

Tints & Shades of #516A1B

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

#709226
#92BF31
#A9D251
#BDDC79
#D1E7A2
#E7F2CE

Shades

#475D18
#3E5115
#354512
#28350E
#1F290A
#161C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #516A1B.

How #516A1B 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#516A1B
Protanopia#66661B
Protanomaly#5E681B
Deuteranopia#63631E
Deuteranomaly#5C661D
Tritanopia#596464
Tritanomaly#566650
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #516A1B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-516a1b: #516A1B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #516A1B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-516a1b': '#516A1B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.416, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_516a1b">#516A1B</color>
SVG fillfill="#516A1B"

More Green Colors

#516A1B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#516A1B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #516A1B?

#516A1B is a dark green — rgb(81, 106, 27) in RGB and hsl(79, 59%, 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 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #516A1B?

#516A1B is rgb(81, 106, 27) — red 81, green 106, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #516A1B?

#516A1B converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 75%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #516A1B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #516A1B scores 6.13:1 against white and 3.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #516A1B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #516A1B 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 8.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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