Information about #516C59 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #516C59 is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 108, 89) — 31.8% red, 42.4% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 7 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained minty spring green, #516C59 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jasmin (#57725B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mineral Green (#506355) and Cactus (#5B6F55).

The recipe behind #516C59 is rgb(81, 108, 89), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #516C59 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#516C59 color variations

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

#516C59 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#516C59 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#516C59 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#516C59 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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#516C59 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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#6C5156
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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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#59516C
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#6C5951
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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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#51646C
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#6C5164
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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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#6C5164
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Nearest named colors to #516C59

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

Jasmin color link
Jasmin

#57725B

Mineral Green color link
Mineral Green

#506355

Cactus color link
Cactus

#5B6F55

Aloeswood Brown color link
Aloeswood Brown

#5A6457

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

Gondwana color link
Gondwana

#5B755C

Easy Rider color link
Easy Rider

#535E56

Pickled Aspen color link
Pickled Aspen

#5B6452

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Killarney color link
Killarney

#49764F

#516C59 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516C59
  • RGB81, 108, 89
  • CMYK11, 0, 7, 58
  • CSSrgb(81, 108, 89)
  • HSL138°, 14%, 37%
  • HSL Precise137.778°, 14.286%, 37.059%
  • HSV138°, 25%, 42%
  • HSB138°, 25%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.424, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.424, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.424, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID516C59
  • DECIMAL ID5336153
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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