What color is #516F6E?

#516F6E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516F6E?

The RGB value is 81, 111, 110: 81 red, 111 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516F6E?

The complementary color is #6F5152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516F6E color

#516F6E rgb(81, 111, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #516F6E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 43.5% green and 43.1% blue (81, 111, 110).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 5.46:1).

#516F6E color codes

HEX	`#516F6E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 111, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 43.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, -11.05, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 11.44, 195.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.891, 14.243, 16.872)`
Decimal	`5336942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516F6E, 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 #516F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #516F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516f6e; }
.text { color: #516f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 111 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516f6e, #51616f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #516F6E?: #516F6E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516F6E?: The RGB value is 81, 111, 110: 81 red, 111 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516F6E?: The complementary color is #6F5152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.