#515E47

Accessibility

6.9:1

Vs white / black

6.9:1 · 3.04:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#515e47

RGB

rgb(81, 94, 71)

RGBA

rgba(81, 94, 71, 1)

HSL

hsl(94, 14%, 32%)

HSLA

hsla(94, 14%, 32%, 1)

HSV

hsv(94, 24%, 37%)

LAB

lab(38.22% -9.8 11.56)

LCH

lch(38.22% 15.15 130.29)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4639 -0.0264 0.0295)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4639 0.0396 131.83)

XYZ

xyz(8.53, 10.21, 7.48)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 63%)

CSS

color: #515e47;

CSS variable

--color-515e47: #515e47;

SCSS

$color-515e47: #515e47;

JavaScript

const color = "#515e47";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#515e47";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#515e47" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#515e47", "rgb": { "r": 81, "g": 94, "b": 71 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4639 0.0396 131.83)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#515e47-1: #515e47;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

lime-900

Very different · ΔE 12.09 · #365314

Nearest CSS named color

DarkOliveGreen

Very different · ΔE 10.61 · #556B2F

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 13.38 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 18.58 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50eff9e8 100e2ecda 200cdd9c4 300b6c3ac 40099a78e 5007d8c73 600697560 700535d4b 8003f4738 9002b3226 950171d13

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f1f2f0 e2e4e0 d4d7d1 c5c9c2 b7bcb2 a8afa3 9aa194 8b9484 7d8675 6e7966 606b56 515e47 4a5641 444e3b 3d4735 363f2f 2f3729 292f24 22271e 1b1f18 141812 0d100c 070806

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f1f2f0 e2e4e0 d4d7d1 c5c9c2 b7bcb2 a8afa3 9aa194 8b9484 7d8675 6e7966 606b56

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

4a5641 444e3b 3d4735 363f2f 2f3729 292f24 22271e 1b1f18 141812 0d100c 070806

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

55614c 596451 5d6755 61695a 656c5f 696f64 6c7268 70756d 747872 787a77 7c7d7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#515E47Stop 1 #53465DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#5C5D46Stop 1 #515E47Stop 2 #465D48Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#515E47Stop 1 #46505DStop 2 #5D4650Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#515E47Stop 1 #48465DStop 2 #5D465CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#323A2CStop 1 #58664DStop 2 #7D916EStop 3 #A4B299Stop 4 #CBD3C5Stop 5

Using this color

Where #515e47 works

#515E47 (#515e47) sits in the light green family at about 94° hue, 14% saturation, and 32% lightness. Contrast is 6.9:1 on white and 3.04:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-900 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #515e47 is 3.04:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Vitality, optimism, and renewal. Friendly for outdoor and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Green range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #4C622D#4C622D Spectrum #516529#516529 Web Safe #666633#666633 DarkOliveGreen#556B2F Web Safe #336633#336633 Spectrum #436A2F#436A2F Spectrum #2C6357#2C6357 Spectrum #336B34#336B34 Spectrum #286755#286755 Tailwind lime 900#365314 Spectrum #466E2B#466E2B Spectrum #357347#357347