What color is #516C6A?

#516C6A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516C6A?

The RGB value is 81, 108, 106: 81 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516C6A?

The complementary color is #6C5153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516C6A color

#516C6A rgb(81, 108, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516C6A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 42.4% green and 41.6% blue (81, 108, 106).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#516C6A color codes

HEX	`#516C6A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 108, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 42.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, -10.32, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 10.54, 191.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.357, 13.515, 15.643)`
Decimal	`5336170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516C6A, 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 #516C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #516C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516c6a; }
.text { color: #516c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 108 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516c6a, #51616c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516C6A?: #516C6A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516C6A?: The RGB value is 81, 108, 106: 81 red, 108 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516C6A?: The complementary color is #6C5153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.