#516c6c

Color #516c6c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#516c6c

RGB

rgb(81, 108, 108)

HSL

hsl(180, 14.3%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 25%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(43.59, -9.83, -3.23)

LCH

lch(43.59, 10.35, 198.19)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0316, 196.14)

HWB

hwb(180, 31.8%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c5151

Analogous

#516c5f

#516c6c

#515f6c

Triadic

#516c6c

#6c516c

#6c6c51

Split-complementary

#516c6c

#6c515f

#6c5f51

Tetradic

#516c6c

#51516c

#6c5151

#6c6c51

Square

#516c6c

#5f516c

#6c5151

#5f6c51

Shades

Color #516c6c mixed toward black.

#445a5a

#364848

#293636

#1b2424

#0e1212

Tints

Color #516c6c mixed toward white.

#688b8b

#85a3a3

#a3baba

#c2d1d1

#e0e8e8

Tones

Color #516c6c mixed toward gray.

#536a6a

#566868

#586565

#5a6363

#5c6161

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e6c · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#5c5a6c · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#536c6c · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #516c6c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516c6c]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#516c6c (#516c6c) is rgb(81, 108, 108) in RGB.

No, #516c6c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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