#516160 Color

#516160 is rgb(81, 97, 96) in RGB and hsl(176, 9%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#516160

HEX#516160

RGBrgb(81, 97, 96)

HSLhsl(176, 9%, 35%)

HSVhsv(176, 16%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.02 191.9)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 62%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516160 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516160 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516160 Complementary#615152 Analogous#516158 Analogous#515A61 Triadic#605161 Triadic#616051

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516160, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#667A79 #7C9290 #95A7A6 #AEBCBB #C7D1D0 #E0E5E5

Shades

#485655 #3C4847 #333D3C #272F2F #1E2424 #131616

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