Palettes / Colors / #51622B

#51622B — Muted Green

#51622B is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #51622B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#51622B is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3D2C63; it also sits naturally between #63592C and #36632C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 38% · Blue 17%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #51622B

.text { color: #51622B; }
.background { background-color: #51622B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #51622B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 98, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 39%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #51622B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 98, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #51622B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 98, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#51622B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#51622B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3D2C63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #51622B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #51622B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #51622B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #51622B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #51622A  ·  #51622C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #51622B?

#51622B is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 81, 98, 43). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #51622B?

#51622B is RGB 81, 98, 43 — HSL 79°, 39%, 28% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 56%, 62%.

What colors go with #51622B?

Its complement is #3D2C63; analogous partners are #63592C and #36632C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #51622B for text?

White text on #51622B has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.13:1.