Information about #515B25 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #515B25 reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Apple Green (#535927). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23) and Soldier Green (#545A2C).
In RGB terms — rgb(81, 91, 37) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 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. No one has named #515B25 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#515B25 color variations
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#515B25 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#515B25 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#515B25 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#515B25 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#515B25 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #515B25 color
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Nearest named colors to #515B25
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#535927
#4A5D23
#545A2C
#505428
#526525
#4B5320
#575E2E
#465927
#4B531E
#455E28
#4D6330
#47562F
#515B25 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#515B25
- RGB81, 91, 37
- CMYK4, 0, 21, 64
- CSSrgb(81, 91, 37)
- HSL71°, 42%, 25%
- HSL Precise71.111°, 42.188%, 25.098%
- HSV71°, 59%, 36%
- HSB71°, 59%, 36%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.357, 0.145)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.357, 0.145, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.357, 0.145)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID515B25
- DECIMAL ID5331749
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
