What color is #516F55?

#516F55 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 #516F55?

The RGB value is 81, 111, 85: 81 red, 111 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516F55?

The complementary color is #6F516B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516F55 color

#516F55 rgb(81, 111, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #516F55 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 43.5% green and 33.3% blue (81, 111, 85).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#516F55 color codes

HEX	`#516F55`
RGB	`rgb(81, 111, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 43.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, -16.66, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 19.99, 146.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.717, 13.774, 10.686)`
Decimal	`5336917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516F55, 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 #516F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #516F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516f55; }
.text { color: #516f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 111 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516f55, #516f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #516F55?: #516F55 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 #516F55?: The RGB value is 81, 111, 85: 81 red, 111 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516F55?: The complementary color is #6F516B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.