Close to Avocado Green
#516700
#516700 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Avocado Green. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 40.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 73°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #516700.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.38:1 AABlack text on this color
3.29:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.38:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.29:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #516700 as they’d see it.
#516700 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #516700
What color is #516700?
#516700 is a very dark, vivid green, close to the color Avocado Green. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 40.4% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 73°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #516700 in RGB?
#516700 is rgb(81, 103, 0): 81 red, 103 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #516700 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(21, 0, 100, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #516700?
PANTONE 371 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #516700?
Its complement #6E4FA2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.