What color is #516C48?

#516C48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516C48?

The RGB value is 81, 108, 72: 81 red, 108 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516C48?

The complementary color is #63486C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516C48 color

#516C48 rgb(81, 108, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #516C48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 42.4% green and 28.2% blue (81, 108, 72).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#516C48 color codes

HEX	`#516C48`
RGB	`rgb(81, 108, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 42.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 33%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, -17.46, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 24.39, 135.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.925, 12.942, 8.105)`
Decimal	`5336136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516C48, 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 #516C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #516C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516c48; }
.text { color: #516c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 108 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516c48, #486c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #516C48?: #516C48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516C48?: The RGB value is 81, 108, 72: 81 red, 108 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516C48?: The complementary color is #63486C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.