#516d65

Color #516d65

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#516d65

RGB

rgb(81, 109, 101)

HSL

hsl(162.9, 14.7%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.9, 25.7%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 7.3%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(43.69, -12.09, 1.14)

LCH

lch(43.69, 12.14, 174.61)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0352, 175.44)

HWB

hwb(162.9, 31.8%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d5159

Analogous

#516d57

#516d65

#51676d

Triadic

#516d65

#65516d

#6d6551

Split-complementary

#516d65

#6d5167

#6d5751

Tetradic

#516d65

#51596d

#6d5159

#6d6551

Square

#516d65

#57516d

#6d5159

#676d51

Shades

Color #516d65 mixed toward black.

#445b54

#364943

#293733

#1b2422

#0e1211

Tints

Color #516d65 mixed toward white.

#688c81

#85a49b

#a3bbb4

#c2d2cd

#e0e8e6

Tones

Color #516d65 mixed toward gray.

#536b64

#566863

#586662

#5a6461

#5d6160

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.73:1

White text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5f67 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#5d5b67 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#536969 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 12.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #516d65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516d65]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#516d65 (#516d65) is rgb(81, 109, 101) in RGB.

No, #516d65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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