#516969

Color #516969

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#516969

RGB

rgb(81, 105, 105)

HSL

hsl(180, 12.9%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 22.9%, 41.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(42.57, -8.84, -2.92)

LCH

lch(42.57, 9.31, 198.28)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0284, 196.33)

HWB

hwb(180, 31.8%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#695151

Analogous

#51695d

#516969

#515d69

Triadic

#516969

#695169

#696951

Split-complementary

#516969

#69515d

#695d51

Tetradic

#516969

#515169

#695151

#696951

Square

#516969

#5d5169

#695151

#5d6951

Shades

Color #516969 mixed toward black.

#445858

#364646

#293535

#1b2323

#0e1212

Tints

Color #516969 mixed toward white.

#698888

#85a1a1

#a4b8b8

#c2d0d0

#e1e7e7

Tones

Color #516969 mixed toward gray.

#536767

#556565

#576363

#596161

#5b5f5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.57:1

White text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5d69 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#5b5969 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#526969 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516969;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516969]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#516969 (#516969) is rgb(81, 105, 105) in RGB.

No, #516969 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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