#516C5A Color

#516C5A is rgb(81, 108, 90) in RGB and hsl(140, 14%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#516C5A

HEX#516C5A

RGBrgb(81, 108, 90)

HSLhsl(140, 14%, 37%)

HSVhsv(140, 25%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.043 155.4)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516C5A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516C5A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516C5A Complementary#6C5163 Analogous#566C51 Analogous#516C67 Triadic#5A516C Triadic#6C5A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516C5A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#658670 #799A84 #93AE9C #AEC2B4 #C8D5CC #DFE7E2

Shades

#465D4E #3D5144 #324338 #27342C #1D2620 #141A16

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