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Recognised as Colour

#516D62

  • #516D62
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#516D62 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 109, 98 and HSL 156°, 15%, 37%. 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

#516D62#516D62
HEX#516D62
RGBrgb(81, 109, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4275, 0.3843
RGB percentages31.8%, 42.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(156.4, 14.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.4, 25.7%, 42.7%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 10.1%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,336,418
CSS custom property--colour: #516D62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#AE929D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B6961no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#666663no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4B6D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Teal · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D515C
Analogous#516D54, #516A6D
Triadic#62516D, #6D6251
Split complementary#6D516A, #6D5451
Tetradic#54516D, #6D515C, #6A6D51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCCEC7
Lighter +30%#9FB8AE
Lighter +20%#82A295
Lighter +10%#678A7C
Darker −10%#3B5048
Darker −20%#26322D
Darker −30%#101513
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#398567
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R81
G109
B98
Red81 (31.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue156.43°
Saturation (HSL)14.74%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 51 · G 6D · B 62

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