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Recognised as Colour

#516A73

  • #516A73
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#516A73 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 106, 115 and HSL 196°, 17%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#516A73#516A73
HEX#516A73
RGBrgb(81, 106, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4157, 0.451
RGB percentages31.8%, 41.6%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(195.9, 17.3%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.9, 29.6%, 45.1%)
CMYK29.6%, 7.8%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,335,667
CSS custom property--colour: #516A73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#AE958C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#656874no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6473no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#466D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.6Slate grey · ΔE 11Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9Gray · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#735A51
Analogous#51736B, #515973
Triadic#73516A, #6A7351
Split complementary#735159, #736B51
Tetradic#6B5173, #735A51, #597351

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BECCD2
Lighter +30%#A1B5BC
Lighter +20%#839EA7
Lighter +10%#668691
Darker −10%#3C4E55
Darker −20%#273337
Darker −30%#121719
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#38768B
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R81
G106
B115
Red81 (31.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue195.88°
Saturation (HSL)17.35%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 6A · B 73

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