#516D8A Color

#516D8A is rgb(81, 109, 138) in RGB and hsl(211, 26%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#516D8A

HEX#516D8A

RGBrgb(81, 109, 138)

HSLhsl(211, 26%, 43%)

HSVhsv(211, 41%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.057 249.8)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 21%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #516D8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #516D8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#516D8A Complementary#8A6F51 Analogous#51898A Analogous#52518A Triadic#8A516D Triadic#6D8A51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #516D8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6281A3 #7B96B2 #95AAC1 #ABBCCE #C5D1DD #DFE5EC

Shades

#465E77 #3C5167 #314254 #283543 #1C2630 #131920

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