What color is #516A79?

#516A79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516A79?

The RGB value is 81, 106, 121: 81 red, 106 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516A79?

The complementary color is #796051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516A79 color

#516A79 rgb(81, 106, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516A79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 41.6% green and 47.5% blue (81, 106, 121).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#516A79 color codes

HEX	`#516A79`
RGB	`rgb(81, 106, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 41.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.41, -5.28, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.41, 12.51, 245.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.997, 13.437, 20.047)`
Decimal	`5335673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516A79, 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 #516A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #516A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516a79; }
.text { color: #516a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 106 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516a79, #515679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #516A79?: #516A79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516A79?: The RGB value is 81, 106, 121: 81 red, 106 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516A79?: The complementary color is #796051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.