Information about #516048 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#516048 presents itself as a gently muted yellow-green — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tom Thumb (#4F6348). Slightly further away sit Nandor (#4E5D4E) and Steven Green (#4A614A).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(81, 96, 72)), which gives #516048 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #516048 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#516048 color variations
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#516048 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#516048 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#516048 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#516048 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#516048 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 #516048 color
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Nearest named colors to #516048
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4F6348
#4E5D4E
#4A614A
#555A4C
#555D50
#4E5942
#545942
#495947
#585847
#47634B
#51574F
#5B624E
#516048 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#516048
- RGB81, 96, 72
- CMYK6, 0, 9, 62
- CSSrgb(81, 96, 72)
- HSL98°, 14%, 33%
- HSL Precise97.5°, 14.286%, 32.941%
- HSV98°, 25%, 38%
- HSB98°, 25%, 38%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.376, 0.282)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.376, 0.282, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.376, 0.282)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID516048
- DECIMAL ID5333064
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
