Close to Feldgrau
#516B60
#516B60 is a dark, soft, grayish green, close to the color Feldgrau. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 42% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 155°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #516B60.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.80:1 AABlack text on this color
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5.80:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.62:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #516B60 as they’d see it.
#516B60 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #516B60
What color is #516B60?
#516B60 is a dark, soft, grayish green, close to the color Feldgrau. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 42% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 155°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #516B60 in RGB?
#516B60 is rgb(81, 107, 96): 81 red, 107 green, and 96 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #516B60 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 0, 10, 58). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #516B60?
PANTONE Cool Gray 10 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #516B60?
Its complement #785E69 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.