What color is #516750?

#516750 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516750?

The RGB value is 81, 103, 80: 81 red, 103 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516750?

The complementary color is #665067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516750 color

#516750 rgb(81, 103, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #516750 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 40.4% green and 31.4% blue (81, 103, 80).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#516750 color codes

HEX	`#516750`
RGB	`rgb(81, 103, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 40.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, -13.23, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 16.79, 142)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.691, 12.029, 9.399)`
Decimal	`5334864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516750, 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 #516750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #516750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516750; }
.text { color: #516750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 103 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516750, #50675b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516750?: #516750 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516750?: The RGB value is 81, 103, 80: 81 red, 103 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516750?: The complementary color is #665067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.