Skip to the color picker

#516406 color: Serrano Pepper

#516406 is rgb(81, 100, 6) in RGB and oklch(47.067% 0.11127 121.863) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

72°
100%

47.1%
0.111
122°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc 21

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #516406

#516406 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 47.1% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 122°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.61:1 contrast and black text 3.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #516406 mixed with white

  1. 516406
  2. 60732a
  3. 718243
  4. 81915b
  5. 92a072
  6. a3af89
  7. b5bfa0
  8. c7cfb7
  9. d9dfcf
  10. ecefe7

Darker: #516406 mixed with black

  1. 516406
  2. 455604
  3. 3a4803
  4. 2f3b02
  5. 242e01
  6. 1a2201
  7. 101600
  8. 070b00
  9. 020300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #516406 with less saturation

  1. 516406
  2. 526319
  3. 536324
  4. 54622d
  5. 556135
  6. 56603c
  7. 575f43
  8. 585e49
  9. 595d4f
  10. 5a5c55

Questions about #516406

What color is #516406?

#516406 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Serrano Pepper. In RGB it is rgb(81, 100, 6), in HSL hsl(72.13, 88.68%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.067% 0.11127 121.863).

What colors go well with #516406?

The complementary color of #516406 is #674a8e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #725700 and #1a6c3a. The triadic partners are #006193 and #8c3c56.

Is white or black text more readable on #516406?

White text reads better on #516406: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and black gives 3.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #516406 a warm or cool color?

#516406 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 122 degrees, its lightness 47.1% and its chroma 0.111.