Information about #516F76 color

#516F76 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#516F76 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 111, 118) — 31.8% red, 43.5% green, 46.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 3 / 0 / 54. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#516F76 is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sabbatical (#547377). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Electric Blue (#536878) and Streetwise (#4F6971).

The recipe behind #516F76 is rgb(81, 111, 118), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #516F76: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #516F76 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#516F76 color variations

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

#516F76 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #516F76

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

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516F76
  • RGB81, 111, 118
  • CMYK15, 3, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(81, 111, 118)
  • HSL191°, 19%, 39%
  • HSL Precise191.351°, 18.593%, 39.02%
  • HSV191°, 31%, 46%
  • HSB191°, 31%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.435, 0.463)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.435, 0.463, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.435, 0.463)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID516F76
  • DECIMAL ID5336950
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01