What color is #516D61?

#516D61 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516D61?

The RGB value is 81, 109, 97: 81 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516D61?

The complementary color is #6D515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516D61 color

#516D61 rgb(81, 109, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #516D61 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 42.7% green and 38% blue (81, 109, 97).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#516D61 color codes

HEX	`#516D61`
RGB	`rgb(81, 109, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 42.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.58, -13.01, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.58, 13.44, 165.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.019, 13.549, 13.342)`
Decimal	`5336417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516D61, 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 #516D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #516D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516d61; }
.text { color: #516d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 109 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516d61, #516b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516D61?: #516D61 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516D61?: The RGB value is 81, 109, 97: 81 red, 109 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516D61?: The complementary color is #6D515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.