#516262

Color #516262

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#516262

RGB

rgb(81, 98, 98)

HSL

hsl(180, 9.5%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 17.3%, 38.4%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(40.19, -6.43, -2.16)

LCH

lch(40.19, 6.78, 198.57)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.0208, 196.51)

HWB

hwb(180, 31.8%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#625151

Analogous

#51625a

#516262

#515a62

Triadic

#516262

#625162

#626251

Split-complementary

#516262

#62515a

#625a51

Tetradic

#516262

#515162

#625151

#626251

Square

#516262

#5a5162

#625151

#5a6251

Shades

Color #516262 mixed toward black.

#445252

#364141

#293131

#1b2121

#0e1010

Tints

Color #516262 mixed toward white.

#6a8080

#869b9b

#a4b4b4

#c3cdcd

#e1e6e6

Tones

Color #516262 mixed toward gray.

#526161

#545f5f

#555e5e

#575c5c

#585b5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.27:1

White text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595962 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#585762 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#526262 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516262;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516262]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#516262 (#516262) is rgb(81, 98, 98) in RGB.

No, #516262 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #516262, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast