What color is #516F86?

#516F86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #516F86?

The RGB value is 81, 111, 134: 81 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #516F86?

The complementary color is #866851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #516F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#516F86 color

#516F86 rgb(81, 111, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #516F86 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 43.5% green and 52.5% blue (81, 111, 134).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#516F86 color codes

HEX	`#516F86`
RGB	`rgb(81, 111, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 43.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 17%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, -4.61, -16.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 16.75, 254.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.379, 14.839, 24.709)`
Decimal	`5336966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #516F86, 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 #516F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#516F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #516F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #516f86; }
.text { color: #516f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #516f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 111 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #516f86, #515486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #516F86?: #516F86 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #516F86?: The RGB value is 81, 111, 134: 81 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #516F86?: The complementary color is #866851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #516F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.