Colour

#516F6A

#516F6A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#516F6A is a cyan with RGB values 81, 111, 106 and HSL 170°, 16%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#516F6A#516F6A

HEX#516F6A

RGBrgb(81, 111, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4353, 0.4157

RGB percentages31.8%, 43.5%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(170, 15.6%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170, 27%, 43.5%)

CMYK27%, 0%, 4.5%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,336,938

CSS custom property--colour: #516F6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#AE9095

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6C6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#66676Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#48706Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Gray · ΔE 15.1 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Teal · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F5156

Analogous#516F5B, #51656F

Triadic#6A516F, #6F6A51

Split complementary#6F5165, #6F5B51

Tetradic#5B516F, #6F5156, #656F51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDCFCC

Lighter +30%#A0B9B5

Lighter +20%#82A49E

Lighter +10%#678C86

Darker −10%#3B524E

Darker −20%#263432

Darker −30%#101716

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#39877A

Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R81

G111

B106

Red81 (31.8%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue170°

Saturation (HSL)15.63%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 51 · G 6F · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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