Information about #516155 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #516155 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mineral Green (#506355). Nearby in the Register you will also find Easy Rider (#535E56) and Feldgrau (#4D5D53).
In RGB terms — rgb(81, 97, 85) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #516155 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#516155 color variations
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#516155 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#516155 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#516155 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#516155 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#516155 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #516155 color
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Nearest named colors to #516155
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#506355
#535E56
#4D5D53
#555D50
#535953
#4E5D4E
#535959
#5A6457
#54585A
#5B5D56
#5B6452
#555759
#516155 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#516155
- RGB81, 97, 85
- CMYK6, 0, 5, 62
- CSSrgb(81, 97, 85)
- HSL135°, 9%, 35%
- HSL Precise135°, 8.989%, 34.902%
- HSV135°, 16%, 38%
- HSB135°, 16%, 38%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.380, 0.333)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.380, 0.333, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.380, 0.333)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB38%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
- Color FamilySpring Green
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID516155
- DECIMAL ID5333333
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
