#516e55

Color #516e55

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 19.3 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-700 #007a55 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#516e55

RGB

rgb(81, 110, 85)

HSL

hsl(128.3, 15.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(128.3, 26.4%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 22.7%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(43.59, -16.12, 10.59)

LCH

lch(43.59, 19.29, 146.7)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.0518, 148.49)

HWB

hwb(128.3, 31.8%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e516a

Analogous

#5c6e51

#516e55

#516e64

Triadic

#516e55

#55516e

#6e5551

Split-complementary

#516e55

#64516e

#6e515c

Tetradic

#516e55

#516a6e

#6e516a

#6e5551

Square

#516e55

#515c6e

#6e516a

#6e6451

Shades

Color #516e55 mixed toward black.

#445c47

#364939

#29372b

#1b251c

#0e120e

Tints

Color #516e55 mixed toward white.

#688d6d

#85a589

#a3bba7

#c2d2c4

#e0e8e2

Tones

Color #516e55 mixed toward gray.

#546c57

#566959

#58675a

#5b645c

#5d625e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f5c · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#5d5b5d · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#536162 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #516e55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#516e55]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#516e55 (#516e55) is rgb(81, 110, 85) in RGB.

No, #516e55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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