What color is #516866?

#516866 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 #516866?

The RGB value is 81, 104, 102: 81 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516866?

The complementary color is #685153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516866 color

#516866 rgb(81, 104, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516866 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 40.8% green and 40% blue (81, 104, 102).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 59% 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 5.96:1).

#516866 color codes

HEX	`#516866`
RGB	`rgb(81, 104, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 40.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, -8.99, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 9.15, 190.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.741, 12.609, 14.436)`
Decimal	`5335142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516866, 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 #516866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #516866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516866; }
.text { color: #516866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 104 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516866, #515e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516866?: #516866 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 #516866?: The RGB value is 81, 104, 102: 81 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516866?: The complementary color is #685153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.