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Recognised as Colour

#516B5C

  • #516B5C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#516B5C is a green with RGB values 81, 107, 92 and HSL 145°, 14%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#516B5C#516B5C
HEX#516B5C
RGBrgb(81, 107, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4196, 0.3608
RGB percentages31.8%, 42%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(145.4, 13.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.4, 24.3%, 42%)
CMYK24.3%, 0%, 14%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,335,900
CSS custom property--colour: #516B5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#AE94A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A675Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#66645Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C6B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Teal · ΔE 21.7Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B5160
Analogous#536B51, #516B69
Triadic#5C516B, #6B5C51
Split complementary#69516B, #6B5153
Tetradic#51536B, #6B5160, #6B6951

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCCCC3
Lighter +30%#9FB6A9
Lighter +20%#82A08F
Lighter +10%#678875
Darker −10%#3B4E43
Darker −20%#25312A
Darker −30%#0F1411
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A8358
Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R81
G107
B92
Red81 (31.8%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue145.38°
Saturation (HSL)13.83%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 6B · B 5C

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