#516C6A Color

#516C6A is rgb(81, 108, 106) in RGB and hsl(176, 14%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#516C6A

HEX#516C6A

RGBrgb(81, 108, 106)

HSLhsl(176, 14%, 37%)

HSVhsv(176, 25%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.032 190.5)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516C6A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516C6A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516C6A Complementary#6C5153 Analogous#516C5D Analogous#51606C Triadic#6A516C Triadic#6C6A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516C6A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#658684 #799A98 #93AEAC #AEC2C0 #C8D5D4 #DFE7E6

Shades

#465D5C #3D5150 #324342 #273433 #1D2625 #141A1A

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