#516954

Color #516954

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.42 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#516954

RGB

rgb(81, 105, 84)

HSL

hsl(127.5, 12.9%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.5, 22.9%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 0%, 20%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(41.99, -13.55, 8.95)

LCH

lch(41.99, 16.24, 146.55)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.0437, 148.27)

HWB

hwb(127.5, 31.8%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#695166

Analogous

#5a6951

#516954

#516960

Triadic

#516954

#545169

#695451

Split-complementary

#516954

#605169

#69515a

Tetradic

#516954

#516669

#695166

#695451

Square

#516954

#515a69

#695166

#696051

Shades

Color #516954 mixed toward black.

#445846

#364638

#29352a

#1b231c

#0e120e

Tints

Color #516954 mixed toward white.

#69886c

#85a189

#a4b8a6

#c2d0c4

#e1e7e1

Tones

Color #516954 mixed toward gray.

#536756

#556557

#576359

#59615a

#5b5f5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.5:1

White text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5d5a · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#5b595b · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#525e5f · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516954;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516954]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#516954 (#516954) is rgb(81, 105, 84) in RGB.

No, #516954 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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