Information about #516C5A color

#516C5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #516C5A is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 108, 90) — 31.8% red, 42.4% green, 35.3% 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 spring green, #516C5A sits comfortably between light and dark. 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). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mineral Green (#506355) and Cactus (#5B6F55).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 108, 90) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #516C5A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. #516C5A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#516C5A color variations

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

#516C5A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#516C5A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#516C5A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#516C5A 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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#516C5A 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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#67516C
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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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#5A516C
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#6C5A51
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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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#51636C
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#6C5163
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#6C5A51
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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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#51566C
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#6C5163
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#6C6751
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Nearest named colors to #516C5A

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

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Easy Rider color link
Easy Rider

#535E56

Pickled Aspen color link
Pickled Aspen

#5B6452

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Killarney color link
Killarney

#49764F

#516C5A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516C5A
  • RGB81, 108, 90
  • CMYK11, 0, 7, 58
  • CSSrgb(81, 108, 90)
  • HSL140°, 14%, 37%
  • HSL Precise140°, 14.286%, 37.059%
  • HSV140°, 25%, 42%
  • HSB140°, 25%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.424, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.424, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.424, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID516C5A
  • DECIMAL ID5336154
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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