#516059#516059

#516059 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.022 H 165.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516059
RGB	rgb(81, 96, 89)
HSL	hsl(152, 8%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(152, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 0%, 7.3%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.30, -7.32, 2.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.30, 7.61, 164.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% -0.0209 0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.022 165.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3789, 10.8361, 11.0467)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516059 #605158

analogous

#516051 #516059 #516060

triadic

#516059 #595160 #605951

tetradic

#516059 #515160 #605158 #606051

square

#516059 #515160 #605158 #606051

split-complementary

#516059 #605160 #605151

monochromatic

#191E1B #353F3A #516059 #6D8178 #8D9F96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#516059 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#516059 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516059

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516059	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516059	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5E59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5C59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516059;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 96, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.022 165.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828d87',
    500: '#516059',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516059;
$custom-light: #828d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516059",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 152,
    "s": 8.475,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47404,
    "c": 0.02158,
    "h": 165.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516059

secondary

#8E7F86

accent

#7692B1

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0EF

border

#C9CBCA

text

#0A0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #516059

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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