Information about #516C76 color

#516C76 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#516C76 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 108, 118) — 31.8% red, 42.4% green, 46.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 4 / 0 / 54. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #516C76 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Slightly further away sit Cadet (#536872) and Streetwise (#4F6971).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 108, 118) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #516C76: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#516C76 color variations

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

#516C76 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#516C76 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#516C76 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#516C76 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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#516C76 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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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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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 #516C76

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

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

#516C76 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516C76
  • RGB81, 108, 118
  • CMYK15, 4, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(81, 108, 118)
  • HSL196°, 19%, 39%
  • HSL Precise196.216°, 18.593%, 39.02%
  • HSV196°, 31%, 46%
  • HSB196°, 31%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.424, 0.463)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.424, 0.463, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.424, 0.463)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID516C76
  • DECIMAL ID5336182
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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