#516162

Color #516162

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#516162

RGB

rgb(81, 97, 98)

HSL

hsl(183.5, 9.5%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.5, 17.3%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 1%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(39.88, -5.84, -2.61)

LCH

lch(39.88, 6.4, 204.08)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.0196, 201.21)

HWB

hwb(183.5, 31.8%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#625251

Analogous

#51625a

#516162

#515962

Triadic

#516162

#625161

#616251

Split-complementary

#516162

#625159

#625a51

Tetradic

#516162

#525162

#625251

#616251

Square

#516162

#5a5162

#625251

#596251

Shades

Color #516162 mixed toward black.

#445152

#364141

#293131

#1b2021

#0e1010

Tints

Color #516162 mixed toward white.

#6a7f80

#869a9b

#a4b3b4

#c3cccd

#e1e6e6

Tones

Color #516162 mixed toward gray.

#526061

#545f5f

#555d5e

#575c5c

#585b5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.24:1

White text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585962 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#575662 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#526262 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516162;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516162]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#516162 (#516162) is rgb(81, 97, 98) in RGB.

No, #516162 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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