What color is #516757?

#516757 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516757?

The RGB value is 81, 103, 87: 81 red, 103 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516757?

The complementary color is #675161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516757 color

#516757 rgb(81, 103, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #516757 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 40.4% green and 34.1% blue (81, 103, 87).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#516757 color codes

HEX	`#516757`
RGB	`rgb(81, 103, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 40.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.43, -11.81, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.43, 13.41, 151.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.963, 12.138, 10.833)`
Decimal	`5334871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516757, 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 #516757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #516757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516757; }
.text { color: #516757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 103 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516757, #516762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516757?: #516757 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516757?: The RGB value is 81, 103, 87: 81 red, 103 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516757?: The complementary color is #675161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.