#516161#516161

#516161 is a mid, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.020 H 196.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516161
RGB	rgb(81, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(180, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(180, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 0%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, -6.08, -2.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 6.41, 198.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.92% -0.0188 -0.0056)
OKLCH	oklch(47.92% 0.02 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.8251, 11.1615, 12.9437)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516161 #615151

analogous

#516159 #516161 #515961

triadic

#516161 #615161 #616151

tetradic

#516161 #595161 #615151 #596151

square

#516161 #595161 #615151 #596151

split-complementary

#516161 #615159 #615951

monochromatic

#191E1E #354040 #516161 #6D8282 #8DA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#516161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#516161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516161

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516161	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5F61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5D61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.020 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828d8d',
    500: '#516161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516161;
$custom-light: #828d8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 8.989,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47918,
    "c": 0.01958,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516161

secondary

#8E7F7F

accent

#7676B2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0C0C

muted

#7C7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #516161

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

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