#516C68 Color

#516C68 is rgb(81, 108, 104) in RGB and hsl(171, 14%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#516C68

HEX#516C68

RGBrgb(81, 108, 104)

HSLhsl(171, 14%, 37%)

HSVhsv(171, 25%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.032 185)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516C68 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516C68 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516C68 Complementary#6C5155 Analogous#516C5A Analogous#51626C Triadic#68516C Triadic#6C6851

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516C68, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#658681 #799A95 #93AEAA #AEC2BF #C8D5D3 #DFE7E6

Shades

#465D5A #3D514E #324340 #273432 #1D2624 #141A19

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