What color is #516A55?

#516A55 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 #516A55?

The RGB value is 81, 106, 85: 81 red, 106 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516A55?

The complementary color is #6A5166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516A55 color

#516A55 rgb(81, 106, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #516A55 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 41.6% green and 33.3% blue (81, 106, 85).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#516A55 color codes

HEX	`#516A55`
RGB	`rgb(81, 106, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 41.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.33, -13.91, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.33, 16.47, 147.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.187, 12.713, 10.51)`
Decimal	`5335637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516A55, 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 #516A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #516A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516a55; }
.text { color: #516a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 106 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516a55, #516a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516A55?: #516A55 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 #516A55?: The RGB value is 81, 106, 85: 81 red, 106 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516A55?: The complementary color is #6A5166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.