#516951

Color #516951

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.88 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#516951

RGB

rgb(81, 105, 81)

HSL

hsl(120, 12.9%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 22.9%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 0%, 22.9%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(41.92, -14.15, 10.65)

LCH

lch(41.92, 17.71, 143.03)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.0474, 144.8)

HWB

hwb(120, 31.8%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#695169

Analogous

#5d6951

#516951

#51695d

Triadic

#516951

#515169

#695151

Split-complementary

#516951

#5d5169

#69515d

Tetradic

#516951

#516969

#695169

#695151

Square

#516951

#515d69

#695169

#695d51

Shades

Color #516951 mixed toward black.

#445844

#364636

#293529

#1b231b

#0e120e

Tints

Color #516951 mixed toward white.

#698869

#85a185

#a4b8a4

#c2d0c2

#e1e7e1

Tones

Color #516951 mixed toward gray.

#536753

#556555

#576357

#596159

#5b5f5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5d58 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#5b5959 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#525c5d · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516951;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516951]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#516951 (#516951) is rgb(81, 105, 81) in RGB.

No, #516951 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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