What color is #516860?

#516860 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516860?

The RGB value is 81, 104, 96: 81 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516860?

The complementary color is #685159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516860 color

#516860 rgb(81, 104, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516860 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 40.8% green and 37.6% blue (81, 104, 96).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#516860 color codes

HEX	`#516860`
RGB	`rgb(81, 104, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 40.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 22%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.99, -10.4, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.99, 10.53, 170.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.454, 12.494, 12.925)`
Decimal	`5335136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516860, 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 #516860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #516860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516860; }
.text { color: #516860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 104 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516860, #516468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516860?: #516860 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516860?: The RGB value is 81, 104, 96: 81 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516860?: The complementary color is #685159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.