What color is #516B61?

#516B61 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 #516B61?

The RGB value is 81, 107, 97: 81 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516B61?

The complementary color is #6B515B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516B61 color

#516B61 rgb(81, 107, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516B61 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 42% green and 38% blue (81, 107, 97).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#516B61 color codes

HEX	`#516B61`
RGB	`rgb(81, 107, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 42%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, -11.88, 2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 12.13, 168.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.808, 13.127, 13.271)`
Decimal	`5335905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516B61, 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 #516B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #516B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516b61; }
.text { color: #516b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 107 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516b61, #51686b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516B61?: #516B61 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 #516B61?: The RGB value is 81, 107, 97: 81 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516B61?: The complementary color is #6B515B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.