#516d58

Color #516d58

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.22 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-700 #007a55 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#516d58

RGB

rgb(81, 109, 88)

HSL

hsl(135, 14.7%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(135, 25.7%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 19.3%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(43.35, -14.96, 8.46)

LCH

lch(43.35, 17.19, 150.51)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.0467, 152.17)

HWB

hwb(135, 31.8%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d5166

Analogous

#586d51

#516d58

#516d66

Triadic

#516d58

#58516d

#6d5851

Split-complementary

#516d58

#66516d

#6d5158

Tetradic

#516d58

#51666d

#6d5166

#6d5851

Square

#516d58

#51586d

#6d5166

#6d6651

Shades

Color #516d58 mixed toward black.

#445b49

#36493b

#29372c

#1b241d

#0e120f

Tints

Color #516d58 mixed toward white.

#688c71

#85a48d

#a3bba9

#c2d2c6

#e0e8e2

Tones

Color #516d58 mixed toward gray.

#536b59

#56685a

#58665c

#5a645d

#5d615e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5f5e · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#5d5b5f · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#536263 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516d58;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516d58]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Frequently asked questions

#516d58 (#516d58) is rgb(81, 109, 88) in RGB.

No, #516d58 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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