What color is #516A89?

#516A89 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516A89?

The RGB value is 81, 106, 137: 81 red, 106 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516A89?

The complementary color is #897051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516A89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516A89 color

#516A89 rgb(81, 106, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #516A89 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 41.6% green and 53.7% blue (81, 106, 137).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#516A89 color codes

HEX	`#516A89`
RGB	`rgb(81, 106, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 41.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 41%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 23%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.04, -0.75, -20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.04, 20.02, 267.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.061, 13.863, 25.65)`
Decimal	`5335689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516A89, 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 #516A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #516A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516a89; }
.text { color: #516a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 106 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516a89, #545189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #516A89?: #516A89 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516A89?: The RGB value is 81, 106, 137: 81 red, 106 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516A89?: The complementary color is #897051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516A89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.