What color is #516D5A?

#516D5A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516D5A?

The RGB value is 81, 109, 90: 81 red, 109 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516D5A?

The complementary color is #6D5164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516D5A color

#516D5A rgb(81, 109, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #516D5A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 42.7% green and 35.3% blue (81, 109, 90).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#516D5A color codes

HEX	`#516D5A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 109, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 42.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 17%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, -14.54, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 16.28, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.707, 13.424, 11.698)`
Decimal	`5336410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516D5A, 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 #516D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #516D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516d5a; }
.text { color: #516d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 109 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516d5a, #516d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516D5A?: #516D5A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516D5A?: The RGB value is 81, 109, 90: 81 red, 109 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516D5A?: The complementary color is #6D5164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.