What color is #516579?

#516579 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516579?

The RGB value is 81, 101, 121: 81 red, 101 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516579?

The complementary color is #796551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516579 color

#516579 rgb(81, 101, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #516579 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 39.6% green and 47.5% blue (81, 101, 121).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#516579 color codes

HEX	`#516579`
RGB	`rgb(81, 101, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 39.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, -2.3, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 13.82, 260.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.497, 12.437, 19.88)`
Decimal	`5334393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516579, 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 #516579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #516579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516579; }
.text { color: #516579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 101 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516579, #515179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #516579?: #516579 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516579?: The RGB value is 81, 101, 121: 81 red, 101 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516579?: The complementary color is #796551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.