What color is #516B88?

#516B88 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 #516B88?

The RGB value is 81, 107, 136: 81 red, 107 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516B88?

The complementary color is #886E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516B88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516B88 color

#516B88 rgb(81, 107, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #516B88 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 42% green and 53.3% blue (81, 107, 136).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#516B88 color codes

HEX	`#516B88`
RGB	`rgb(81, 107, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 42%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 21%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.29, -1.65, -19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.29, 19.09, 265.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.094, 14.042, 25.308)`
Decimal	`5335944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516B88, 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 #516B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #516B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516b88; }
.text { color: #516b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 107 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516b88, #535188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #516B88?: #516B88 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 #516B88?: The RGB value is 81, 107, 136: 81 red, 107 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516B88?: The complementary color is #886E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516B88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.