What color is #516359?

#516359 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516359?

The RGB value is 81, 99, 89: 81 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516359?

The complementary color is #63515B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516359 color

#516359 rgb(81, 99, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516359 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 38.8% green and 34.9% blue (81, 99, 89).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#516359 color codes

HEX	`#516359`
RGB	`rgb(81, 99, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 38.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.24, -9.08, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.24, 9.7, 159.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.658, 11.394, 11.14)`
Decimal	`5333849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516359, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #516359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #516359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516359; }
.text { color: #516359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 99 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516359, #516362); }

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Questions

What color is #516359?: #516359 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516359?: The RGB value is 81, 99, 89: 81 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516359?: The complementary color is #63515B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.