Information about #516C56 color

#516C56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#516C56 falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 108, 86) — 31.8% red, 42.4% green, 33.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 9 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned natural green, #516C56 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mineral Green (#506355). Slightly further away sit Jasmin (#57725B) and Cactus (#5B6F55).

The recipe behind #516C56 is rgb(81, 108, 86), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #516C56: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#516C56 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#516C56 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#516C56 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#516C56 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#516C56 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#516C56 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#56516C
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#6C5651
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#51676C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #516C56

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mineral Green color link
Mineral Green

#506355

Jasmin color link
Jasmin

#57725B

Cactus color link
Cactus

#5B6F55

Aloeswood Brown color link
Aloeswood Brown

#5A6457

Pickled Aspen color link
Pickled Aspen

#5B6452

Easy Rider color link
Easy Rider

#535E56

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

Killarney color link
Killarney

#49764F

Gondwana color link
Gondwana

#5B755C

Feldgrau color link
Feldgrau

#4D5D53

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

#516C56 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516C56
  • RGB81, 108, 86
  • CMYK11, 0, 9, 58
  • CSSrgb(81, 108, 86)
  • HSL131°, 14%, 37%
  • HSL Precise131.111°, 14.286%, 37.059%
  • HSV131°, 25%, 42%
  • HSB131°, 25%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.424, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.424, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.424, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID516C56
  • DECIMAL ID5336150
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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