What color is #516E71?

#516E71 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516E71?

The RGB value is 81, 110, 113: 81 red, 110 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516E71?

The complementary color is #715451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516E71 color

#516E71 rgb(81, 110, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516E71 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 43.1% green and 44.3% blue (81, 110, 113).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#516E71 color codes

HEX	`#516E71`
RGB	`rgb(81, 110, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 43.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, -9.72, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 10.98, 207.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.949, 14.093, 17.71)`
Decimal	`5336689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516E71, 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 #516E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #516E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516e71; }
.text { color: #516e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 110 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516e71, #515e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #516E71?: #516E71 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516E71?: The RGB value is 81, 110, 113: 81 red, 110 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516E71?: The complementary color is #715451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.