#516d5c

Color #516d5c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.44 Nearest Tailwind class teal-700 #00786f · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#516d5c

RGB

rgb(81, 109, 92)

HSL

hsl(143.6, 14.7%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(143.6, 25.7%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 15.6%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(43.45, -14.11, 6.2)

LCH

lch(43.45, 15.41, 156.28)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.0425, 157.9)

HWB

hwb(143.6, 31.8%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d5162

Analogous

#546d51

#516d5c

#516d6a

Triadic

#516d5c

#5c516d

#6d5c51

Split-complementary

#516d5c

#6a516d

#6d5154

Tetradic

#516d5c

#51626d

#6d5162

#6d5c51

Square

#516d5c

#51546d

#6d5162

#6d6a51

Shades

Color #516d5c mixed toward black.

#445b4d

#36493d

#29372e

#1b241f

#0e120f

Tints

Color #516d5c mixed toward white.

#688c76

#85a491

#a3bbad

#c2d2c8

#e0e8e4

Tones

Color #516d5c mixed toward gray.

#536b5d

#56685d

#58665e

#5a645e

#5d615f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5f60 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#5d5b61 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#536465 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #516d5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516d5c]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#516d5c (#516d5c) is rgb(81, 109, 92) in RGB.

No, #516d5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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