What color is #516D68?

#516D68 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516D68?

The RGB value is 81, 109, 104: 81 red, 109 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516D68?

The complementary color is #6D5156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516D68 color

#516D68 rgb(81, 109, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516D68 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 42.7% green and 40.8% blue (81, 109, 104).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#516D68 color codes

HEX	`#516D68`
RGB	`rgb(81, 109, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 42.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.78, -11.38, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.78, 11.39, 182.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.36, 13.686, 15.137)`
Decimal	`5336424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516D68, 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 #516D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #516D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516d68; }
.text { color: #516d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 109 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516d68, #51646d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #516D68?: #516D68 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516D68?: The RGB value is 81, 109, 104: 81 red, 109 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516D68?: The complementary color is #6D5156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.