Information about #515B49 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #515B49 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 91, 73) — 31.8% red, 35.7% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 7 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned yellow-green, #515B49 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Magnetic (#555A4C). Slightly further away sit Nandor (#4E5D4E) and Calm Green (#51574F).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(81, 91, 73)), which gives #515B49 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #515B49 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#515B49 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#515B49 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#515B49 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#515B49 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#515B49 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#515B49 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #515B49

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Nandor color link
Nandor

#4E5D4E

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Dark Grayish Chartreuse Green color link
Dark Grayish Chartreuse Green

#4E5942

Dark Grayish Lime Green color link
Dark Grayish Lime Green

#545942

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Tom Thumb color link
Tom Thumb

#4F6348

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

Rivergum color link
Rivergum

#495947

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Cabbage Pont color link
Cabbage Pont

#4C5544

#515B49 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#515B49
  • RGB81, 91, 73
  • CMYK4, 0, 7, 64
  • CSSrgb(81, 91, 73)
  • HSL93°, 11%, 32%
  • HSL Precise93.333°, 10.976%, 32.157%
  • HSV93°, 20%, 36%
  • HSB93°, 20%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.357, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.357, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.357, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID515B49
  • DECIMAL ID5331785
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers315 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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