Colour

#516D79

#516D79
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#516D79 is a cyan with RGB values 81, 109, 121 and HSL 198°, 20%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#516D79

RGBrgb(81, 109, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4275, 0.4745

RGB percentages31.8%, 42.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(198, 19.8%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198, 33.1%, 47.5%)

CMYK33.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,336,441

CSS custom property--colour: #516D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#AE9286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676C7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#616779no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#447171no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Dim grey · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Gray · ΔE 15.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#795D51

Analogous#517971, #515979

Triadic#79516D, #6D7951

Split complementary#795159, #797151

Tetradic#715179, #795D51, #597951

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C1CFD5

Lighter +30%#A2B8C1

Lighter +20%#84A0AC

Lighter +10%#658998

Darker −10%#3D515A

Darker −20%#28363C

Darker −30%#141A1D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#387792

Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R81

G109

B121

Red81 (31.8%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue198°

Saturation (HSL)19.8%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 6D · B 79

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