Information about #515B48 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted yellow-green, #515B48 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 almost identical to Magnetic (#555A4C). Slightly further away sit Dark Grayish Chartreuse Green (#4E5942) and Nandor (#4E5D4E).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(81, 91, 72)), which gives #515B48 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #515B48 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#515B48 color variations
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#515B48 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#515B48 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#515B48 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#515B48 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#515B48 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 #515B48 color
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Nearest named colors to #515B48
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#555A4C
#4E5942
#4E5D4E
#545942
#585847
#51574F
#4F6348
#495947
#4C5544
#50534C
#555349
#555D50
#515B48 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#515B48
- RGB81, 91, 72
- CMYK4, 0, 7, 64
- CSSrgb(81, 91, 72)
- HSL92°, 12%, 32%
- HSL Precise91.579°, 11.656%, 31.961%
- HSV92°, 21%, 36%
- HSB92°, 21%, 36%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.357, 0.282)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.357, 0.282, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.357, 0.282)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID515B48
- DECIMAL ID5331784
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
