Information about #515948 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#515948 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 89, 72) — 31.8% red, 34.9% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 7 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #515948 reads as a softly toned zesty chartreuse and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Magnetic (#555A4C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Grayish Chartreuse Green (#4E5942) and Dark Grayish Lime Green (#545942).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 89, 72) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #515948: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #515948 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#515948 color variations

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

#515948 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#515948 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#515948 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#515948 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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#515948 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 #515948

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

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

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Cabbage Pont color link
Cabbage Pont

#4C5544

Nandor color link
Nandor

#4E5D4E

Rivergum color link
Rivergum

#495947

Lunar Green color link
Lunar Green

#4E5541

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

#515948 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#515948
  • RGB81, 89, 72
  • CMYK3, 0, 7, 65
  • CSSrgb(81, 89, 72)
  • HSL88°, 11%, 32%
  • HSL Precise88.235°, 10.559%, 31.569%
  • HSV88°, 19%, 35%
  • HSB88°, 19%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.349, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.349, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.349, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID515948
  • DECIMAL ID5331272
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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