What color is #516A5C?

#516A5C 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 #516A5C?

The RGB value is 81, 106, 92: 81 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516A5C?

The complementary color is #6A515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516A5C color

#516A5C rgb(81, 106, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #516A5C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 41.6% green and 36.1% blue (81, 106, 92).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#516A5C color codes

HEX	`#516A5C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 106, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 41.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.51, -12.43, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.51, 13.34, 158.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.479, 12.83, 12.047)`
Decimal	`5335644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516A5C, 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 #516A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #516A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516a5c; }
.text { color: #516a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 106 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516a5c, #516a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516A5C?: #516A5C 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 #516A5C?: The RGB value is 81, 106, 92: 81 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516A5C?: The complementary color is #6A515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.