All About Color #516970

#516970

About #516970

#516970 is a dark cyan color with the hex code #516970. In RGB it is red 81, green 105, blue 112; in HSL it is hue 194°, saturation 16%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 28%, 6%, 0%, 56%. Its contrast ratio is 5.83:1 on white and 3.60:1 on black.

#516970 Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 69, 70
CMYK27.68%, 6.25%, 0.00%, 56.08%
RGB Decimal81, 105, 112
HSL194°, 16%, 38%
RGB Octal121, 151, 160
HSV (HSB)193.55°, 27.68%, 43.92%
RGB Binary1010001, 1101001, 1110000
CIE-L*AB42.80, -7.07, -6.83
RGB Percent31.76%, 41.18%, 43.92%
CIE-L*CH42.80, 9.83, 224.00
XYZ11.37, 13.02, 17.24
CIE-L*UV42.80, -12.16, -8.24
xyY0.27, 0.31, 13.02
Hunter-Lab36.09, -6.91, -3.07
RYB31.76%, 37.07%, 43.92%

Color Accessibility Scores

#516970 on a dark background: contrast 3.60:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#516970 on a light background: contrast 5.83:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #516970, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#516970 · #7D98A1 · #2B373B · #705951 · #A1857D

Analogous palette

#517059 · #517068 · #516970 · #515A70 · #595170

Triadic palette

#516970 · #705169 · #697051 · #7D98A1 · #A17D98

Tetradic palette

#516970 · #685170 · #705951 · #5A7051 · #2B373B

Monochromatic palette

#111618 · #314044 · #516970 · #74919A · #A0B4BA

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